Senior Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood has said he would submit a letter of no confidence in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, saying the controversy over lockdown parties in Downing Street was distracting the government at a time of international crisis.
"It's time to resolve this so the party can get back to governing and yes ... I will be submitting my letter today to the 1922 Committee," he said, referring to a group that represents Tory backbench MPs in parliament.
The number of letters submitted must reach 54 to trigger a vote of confidence in Mr Johnson.
Mr Johnson apologised in parliament earlier this week and vowed to "fix it" after a report into lockdown parties held at his Downing Street residence criticised serious failures at the heart of government.
The report by senior civil servant Sue Gray condemned some of the behaviour in government as being "difficult to justify".
Ms Gray's report looked into what has become weeks of a steady drip of stories about events in Downing Street during the lockdown, with reports of aides stuffing a suitcase full of supermarket alcohol and dancing until the early hours.
Mr Johnson has offered a range of answers to some of the allegations from arguing that Downing Street has always followed the rules, to not being aware of a party.
