LONDON, 28 May 2022, (TON): A Conservative lawmaker submitted a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson and another quit a role as an assistant to Britain’s interior minister, putting new pressure on the prime minister over illegal parties at his Downing Street residence during lockdowns.

Bob Neill, the chair of parliament’s justice committee, said an official report on the parties issued showed a pattern of unacceptable behavior over months during Britain’s coronavirus crisis, and said “he did not find Johnson’s explanations to be credible.”

Neill said in a statement “trust is the most important commodity in politics, but these events have undermined trust in not just the office of the prime minister, but in the political process itself.”

He said “to rebuild that trust and move on, a change in leadership is required.”

Johnson said “after the report was issued that he took responsibility for the events but refused to quit.”

Another Conservative lawmaker, Paul Holmes, said earlier on Friday he was resigning from his government role as parliamentary private secretary at the Home Office to focus on representing his constituents.