Johnson faces MPs’ fury over Downing Street sleaze claims

Labour urge Speaker to summon senior minister as poll reveals 40% of voters think Tories are corruptLabour is aiming to force a senior minister before parliament this week to account for the growing sleaze crisis engulfing No 10 – amid growing cross-party uproar over a collapse in standards at the heart of government.The Observer understands the opposition is hoping to persuade Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker, to grant an urgent question on Mondaythat would mean a senior minister – most likely the Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove – being summoned to the Commons to account for the crisis, explain steps being taken to end it, and take questions from MPs. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/apr/24/johnson-faces-mps-fury-over-downing-street-sleaze-claims #boris_johnson #conservatives #uk_news #nicola_sturgeon #politics #rachel_reeves #ethics #dominic_cummings #labour