Boris Johnson is facing a “drip drip” of letters from Tory MPs demanding his removal, amid warnings that his “dead cat” bid to divert attention from the Partygate scandal by linking Sir Keir Starmer to disgraced paedophile Jimmy Savile has backfired.
Former minister Sir Gary Streeter became the 12th Conservative MP to openly call for Mr Johnson to resign as prime minister and the third in a day to submit a letter of no confidence.
