The party scandal continued to ferment, and Johnson was "forced to the palace": "For God's sake, let's go"

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According to russia today television (RT) reported on the 19th, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was severely criticized by former ally David Davis in parliament, and Davis asked Johnson to "take responsibility" for his actions and resign. Meanwhile, Conservative MPs are gradually losing confidence in the prime minister.

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On Wednesday morning, about 20 Conservative MPs submitted letters of no confidence in Johnson's leadership, and Johnson subsequently faced more direct calls for his resignation during the prime minister's questioning, Sky News reported.

David Davis spearheaded the charge against Johnson. Davis, once an ally of the prime minister during Britain's Brexit process, has now delivered a dramatic speech calling for Johnson to step down.

"I want our leaders to take responsibility for the actions they take," Davis said. Yesterday, he (Johnson) did the opposite," he added, referring to Johnson's claim on Tuesday that "no one warned" him that the party he was holding violated the epidemic prevention regulations enacted by his own government.

Johnson told Sky News: "I can't believe we're going to have a breaker... No one warned me that it was a violation of the rules, and I was clear about it. ”

The "bring your own drinks" party in the gardens of the Prime Minister's Office at 10 Downing Street, with ordinary British people barred from attending such gatherings, was one of several parties Johnson has accused of hosting.

Davis continued to lash out at Johnson, with the Conservative mp citing a famous condemnation by Leopold Amery of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain at the outbreak of World War II.

Davis said, "You've been sitting here for too long, and there's no good in that. For God's sake, let's go!" The bashing remark drew cheers and ridicule from lawmakers in the audience, and Johnson responded that he would "take full responsibility for what this administration and has done throughout the pandemic."

Johnson has ruled out his resignation before senior civil servant Sue Gray releases his investigative report next week. Johnson is reshuffling his cabinet in order to retain his prime ministerial position and sending officials to the media to praise his "hard choices" during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is reportedly dubbed Operation Big Dog Rescue.

According to the BBC, if 54 MPs sent a letter to the chairman of the Conservative Party's "1922 Committee" expressing distrust of the prime minister, it would trigger a leadership battle.