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19-12-2021, 08:42 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021...on-reeling
The shock departure represents another dangerous moment for Johnson, following a series of scandals and a humiliating byelection defeat last week that saw his party lose a 23,000 majority.
Frost’s departure is also another sign of the major fissures opening up within the Tory party.
The peer has been vocal in recent weeks about his concerns over tax increases and the reimposition of Covid restrictions. He is understood to have spoken out against a rise in national insurance to pay for health and social care spending.
He also has concerns about plan B Covid measures, which provoked the largest ever Tory rebellion under Johnson’s leadership.
The shock departure represents another dangerous moment for Johnson, following a series of scandals and a humiliating byelection defeat last week that saw his party lose a 23,000 majority.
Frost’s departure is also another sign of the major fissures opening up within the Tory party.
The peer has been vocal in recent weeks about his concerns over tax increases and the reimposition of Covid restrictions. He is understood to have spoken out against a rise in national insurance to pay for health and social care spending.
He also has concerns about plan B Covid measures, which provoked the largest ever Tory rebellion under Johnson’s leadership.
