Partygate: Tory Party co-chair backs Johnson remaining as PM

In Westminster, the investigations into lockdown breaking parties continues to dominate with the Tory Co-Chairman, Oliver Dowden, insisting today that changing leader at this moment would not be in the national interest.

With the prime minister back from his trip to India – he’ll face more questions over further fines and whether he misled parliament.

All of this with the local elections coming up in early May.