Scottish Conservative leader calls for Boris Johnson to quit

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Media caption, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross said the prime minister's position was "no longer tenable" Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has called for Boris Johnson to resign after the prime minister admitted attending a Downing Street party during lockdown.
The Scottish Tory leader said he had a "difficult conversation" with Mr Johnson on Wednesday afternoon, and that he would write to the 1922 Committee to register his lack of confidence in his leadership.
He added: "Crucially for me he said that in hindsight if he had his time again he would have done things differently "To me that is an acceptance from the prime minister that he did wrong, and therefore to be consistent with what I've said before I don't believe his position as prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party is tenable and he does need to resign."
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Mr Ross, pictured with Mr Johnson in 2019, said the PM's position was no longer tenable The SNP has been calling for Mr Johnson's resignation for some time, with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon saying on Wednesday that "the office of prime minister would be greatly enhanced by Boris Johnson's departure from it".