Tory Rebellion Against Johnson Grows as Senior Figure Warns of Electoral Losses

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, in London, on May 18, 2022. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Discontent in the ranks of the UK Tory party is growing because MPs fear they may lose their seats over the Downing Street lockdown parties fallout, a former cabinet minister has said.

Boris Johnson critic David Davis said his colleagues “see their own seats disappearing” as Tory popularity continues to languish in the wake of the so-called partygate saga.