Senior Tory MPs have made new calls for Boris Johnson to resign as parliament backed a formal investigation over claims he misled the House of Commons on lockdown parties.
The prime minister, who was on a trade trip to India during the debate, will now be investigated by a Commons committee after the Met police and Sue Gray's  inquiries are complete.
Former Brexit minister Steve Baker, an influential figure among Conservatives, said he was appalled by Johnson’s private attitude towards the fine he had received for breaches of Covid rules and said the prime minister 'now should be long gone'
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