A FORMER Conservative MP has called on Boris Johnson to resign as Prime Minister.

Sir Andrew Bowden, who served as MP for Brighton Kemptown from 1970 to 1997, said that the Prime Minister had “lost the confidence and respect” of the majority of people in the country.

In a letter to Downing Street, Sir Andrew said: “I feel it is my duty to write and ask you to resign from the great office you hold.

“I have been a member of the Conservative Party for 76 years and served as an MP for 27 years.

“You have achieved a lot for our party and our country but I fear you have lost the confidence and respect of the majority of people in the nation.”

Sir Andrew said months of scandal that have plagued Boris Johnson and the government, including partygate, had prompted him to call for his resignation.

His call comes a day after the sudden resignation of former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and former health secretary Sajid Javid.

Sir Andrew said that pressure is now building on the Prime Minister to quit following the two resignations, and said there could be more cabinet resignations to come.

He said: “A lot may depend on what the foreign secretary decides to do, or one or two others.

“If some more high-ranking cabinet members say the time is up, then the pressure on him will be enormous.”

According to the BBC, foreign secretary Liz Truss has said that he is “100 per cent behind the PM”.

However, the MP for South West Norfolk is seen as a possible contender in a leadership contest should Boris Johnson resign.

During Prime Minister’s Questions, the Prime Minister vowed to keep going in office and dismissed calls to quit.

Responding to a question by MP for East Worthing and Shoreham and Johnson critic Tim Loughton, who asked if there are any circumstances in which he should resign, the Prime Minister said: “If there were circumstances in which I thought it was impossible for the government to go on and discharge the mandate we have been given, or if I felt for instance that we were being frustrated in our desire to support the Ukrainian people, then I would.

“But, frankly, the job of a Prime Minister in difficult circumstances, when he has been handed a colossal mandate is to keep going - and that’s what I’m going to do.”