CONSERVATIVE MPs “dread” going into the office over fears another scandal will emerge from Downing Street, an MP has said.

Tim Loughton, Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, said his colleagues have “serious worries” about the Prime Minister’s “credibility” in the wake of the partygate row.

It follows a report by senior civil servant Sue Grey that found 16 events had taken place on a dozen dates between May 2020 and April 2021 in 10 Downing Street, or the Cabinet Office.

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Speaking to BBC’s Panorama, Mr Loughton once again called for Boris Johnson to resign as Prime Minister.

He said: “I was getting a large quantity of emails from my constituents, and letters saying that “this is outrageous”, saying that they are embarrassed and that they are angry.

“There’s a lot of angry colleagues of mine who really resent being put I the position that they’re being put in, who’ve got serious worries about the credibility of what’s coming out of Downing Street who dread coming to the office every day for whatever the latest revelation is actually going to be and want this thing brought to a head sooner rather than later.”

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The Prime Minister faced angry backbenchers in the commons on Monday following the publication of the report.

Mr Johnson apologised to MPs after senior official Sue Gray found “failures of leadership and judgment” as gatherings were held while England was under coronavirus restrictions in 2020 and 2021.

Criticism came from across the House, including from former prime minister Theresa May who asked whether Mr Johnson either did not “read the rules”, understand them, or “didn’t think the rules applied to No 10”.

At least 12 gatherings linked to government properties in Downing Street and Whitehall are being investigated by police.

They include events where the Prime Minister has admitted being present and another in the flat he shares with his wife Carrie Johnson in Downing Street.

Ms Gray’s limited update on the state of her investigation contained little detail, due to the police investigation.

In response to mounting pressure, Downing Street confirmed that Mr Johnson would publish an updated report from Ms Gray once the police investigation has concluded.

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