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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jamie Grierson

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Billionaire tory donor calls for boris johnson to resign - The Untold Story

John Armitage, co-founder of Egerton Capital
John Armitage, co-founder of Egerton Capital, told the BBC he thought leaders should leave if they lose their moral authority. Photograph: Geoff Caddick/PA

A billionaire donor to the Conservative party has suggested that Boris Johnson should resign, saying that the prime minister was “past the point of no return”.

John Armitage, co-founder of the hedge fund firm Egerton Capital, who has given £3.1m to the Conservatives, including more than £500,000 since Boris Johnson entered No 10, told the BBC he thought leaders should leave if they lose their moral authority.

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