Tory MP Paul Holmes has resigned as an aide to Home Secretary Priti Patel, saying the Sue Gray report into Partygate has exposed a “deep mistrust” in government.
It is the first resignation since the publication of the civil servant’s final report into Covid rule-breaking parties in Downing Street.
The Eastleigh MP said it was clear a “toxic culture [seems] to have permeated Number 10.”
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