Applause for Tory MP who says to 'insult' Boris Johnson to quit - opposite

Backbench MP Gary Sambrook has accused the Prime Minister of 'insulting' two men who were allegedly groped by his former colleague Chris Pincher in a members club last week

Video loading

Video not available

Click to playTap to play

LF: Gary Sambrook calls on PM to step down

A Tory MP today received plaudits from his rivals as he lambasted Boris Johnson and demanded he quit.

Backbench MP Gary Sambrook has accused the Prime Minister of 'insulting' two men who were allegedly groped by his former colleague Chris Pincher at a members club last week.

And he said Mr Johnson 'always tries to blame others for mistakes and all he has to do is take responsibility and step down'.

Mr. Sambrook entered Parliament in 2019 and is a member of the 1922 backbench committee - which could try to change the rules and allow another vote of no confidence as soon as today.

Follow the latest updates today on our live blog

Boris Johnson was again asked to step down today (

Picture:

Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror)

He blasted Mr Johnson, saying: ‘Yesterday, in a bid to boost morale in the tea room, the Prime Minister said at a table that there were seven people, MPs at the Carlton Club the last week that one of them should have tried to intervene to stop Chris [Pincher] from drinking so much.

"As if that weren't insulting enough to the people who tried to intervene that night, and also to the victims, that drink was the problem."

He added: "The prime minister is constantly trying to get out of the way, always trying to blame others for mistakes and all he has to do is take responsibility and step down."

>