Partygate: Removing PM would lead to instability, says Oliver Dowden

As some Tories join calls for Boris Johnson to quit over partygate, his chairman says it would bring uncertainty.

Last week, Mr Johnson - along with his wife and Chancellor Rishi Sunak - was fined by police for attending a birthday party thrown in his honour in the Cabinet Room in June 2020.

But Labour deemed his apology "a joke", and along with resignation calls from the SNP and Liberal Democrats, a number of senior Tories said it was time for Mr Johnson to go. On Thursday, MPs also voted for an investigation by a parliamentary committee to take place over whether the prime minister misled the House over his statements on No 10 parties.Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper said there was "a point of principle" in holding him to account, telling the BBC: "If you allow a prime minister to mislead Parliament without any repercussions, we end up in a very dangerous place.

"But also the challenges we face right now, whether that's national security, or whether that's energy security - these unparalleled challenges.

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