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Apr 2022
Harrogate district MPs silent on Boris Johnson's future
The three Conservative MPs whose constituencies include the Harrogate district have remained silent so far on whether Boris Johnson should resign.
Number 10 said today that the Prime Minister and his wife Carrie, plus Chancellor Rishi Sunak, had been notified by the Metropolitan Police that they would be given fixed penalty notices.
The Met, which is investigating alleged covid law-breaking at 12 Whitehall and Downing Street gatherings, has issued more than 50 fines.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer today led calls for Mr Johnson and Mr Sunak to resign.
Harrogate district MPs (from left) Nigel Adams, Andrew Jones and Julian Smith.
The Stray Ferret reported in January that Andrew Jones, who represents Harrogate and Knaresborough, had said in a letter to a constituent:
Mr Jones added:
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The Stray Ferret contacted Mr Jones today asking for his views on today's fixed penalty notice and whether he felt Mr Johnson should resign.
We also contacted Julian Smith, MP for Skipton and Ripon, and Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty, to ask whether they felt Mr Johnson should resign.
At the time of publication, none had replied.
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