Former attorney general becomes latest Tory MP to call for Boris Johnson to resign
Mr Wright, who was attorney general under former Conservative prime ministers David Cameron and Theresa May, is among the most senior Conservatives to break ranks with Mr Johnson.
Mr Wright went on to say: "Putting that right matters hugely to the essence of government authority and to the effectiveness of government policy, and I cannot see that the moving on of civil servants or apologies, however heartfelt, will succeed in doing so."The MP, who campaigned for Remain ahead of the EU referendum in 2016, is a member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, which advises the prime minister on ethics within government.
Ms Gray's report followed the conclusion of a separate Metropolitan Police investigation into 12 lockdown parties in Downing Street and on other government offices. In Parliament last week, Mr Johnson said he took "full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch".
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