Boris Johnson says he has ‘seen no evidence’ of rebel MPs being blackmailed

The row about Boris Johnson's future took a darker turn today with allegations of blackmail and intimidation being used against Tory rebels.

Conservative MP William Wragg said that ministers and Downing Street staff had threatened MPs who dared to speak out against the prime minister with the prospect of embarrassing stories appearing in the newspapers.

He also said MPs were warned that their constituencies would suffer funding cuts if they did not tow the line.

Boris Johnson said he had not seen or heard any evidence to support the allegations.

[jimmy]

Oh, because we can trust everything he says. At this point, I genuinely think that what ever Boris say’s, assume the opposite is true.

[cinderball]

SHOCK INTERVIEW: Bank robber claims he did not witness any crime taking place on the night he robbed the bank, and he'd know.

[David-iunt]

You elect a clown, do not expect anything other than a circus!

[urbanimage]

I wonder if anyone has told Boris Johnson that blackmail is a criminal offence - he may not know.

[ecamormex]

"Attention-seeking behaviour"? No, I say it's criminal behaviour.

[nelvaldo.]

The depths this country has sunk to in the last few years is surreal.

[librasax]

We all remember the call recording of Boris ‘roughening up’ a journalist. Boris must go.

[Madame]

So blackmail it is. You know if they do this more embarrassing stories are going to come out of Boris.

[slartibartfast]

That’s illegal isn’t it? I’m glad the police prosecute lawbreakers….. regardless of their wealth, political power and/or their abundant connections.

[tobylerone]

It fills me with such comfort to know this country is being led by a man with the awareness of an average coma patient

[davebox]

The only reason Nadine Dories backs Boris is that no other PM would ever employ her at ministerial level. If Johnson goes she's off to the back benches with him.

[ageoflove]

Well perhaps he is right. When you don't see a party when 40 people are having a bring your own booze party in your own back yard....? The one oversight is however: He is making a pretty strong argument why its a terrible idea to put a guy like him in charge of an actual country...

[brazenlilhussy]

"I have investigated myself, and it turns out I'm not guilty guys!"

[hannahmillington]

If you ever wondered what a dictatorship looked like, welcome to Britain 2022.

[TheNealQ]

I have seen no evidence says the man who said there was no party...

[jibjub]

They can deny it all they want, but we all know this is exactly what has happened. Where is the police investigation? What excuses can they have this time not to investigate?

[braindonor]

Did Nadine Dorries just call somebody an attention seeker? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[beeleywood]

He backed Patel over her bullying, maybe no one told him it was bullying then or now.

[anthonychappell]

Let's face it. Anyone who was a member of the Bullingdon Club, will never have any concept of accountability.

[intelligentdesign]

blackmailing individuals who threaten to cut themselves loose from a system of injustice? Sounds very much like a cult to me.