Boris Johnson refuses to rule out an early election - three times
The suggestions have panicked some backbench Tories in the wake of two humbling by-election defeats to Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
It has led to questions over whether he would call a vote to escape the Commons' incoming Partygate investigation. Some backbench MPs are worried that Mr Johnson could use an election to dodge the Commons Privileges Committee's investigation into whether he lied to Parliament over Partygate. "The PM won an 80-seat majority, people want us to use it to get s*** done, rather than hold another vote," they said.
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