The MP for the Cotswolds has been called upon to demand the resignation of Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak.

Paul Hodgkinson, councillor for Bourton and Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesperson for the Cotswolds, has written to Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown asking him to call for the resignation of the Prime Minister and Chancellor.

This comes after the pair were fined for breaching Covid-19 regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at 10 Downing Street and Whitehall.

In his letter to Sir Geoffrey, Mr Hodgkinson wrote: "I wrote to you back in January calling on you to do the right thing and demand that Boris Johnson resign and that you refer him at that time to the Metropolitan Police so that they could investigate the evidence appearing to show a serious breach of the covid laws Mr Johnson himself created.

"You replied last week saying that you would ‘monitor the situation carefully’. We now know that the police have found that both the Prime Minister and the Chancellor broke the law and are being fined.

"No sitting Prime Minister in our country’s history has broken the law – until now. It is time to do what is only right – a leader cannot lead if he is shown to break the laws he himself creates. I am asking you as a member of the 1922 Committee to insist that both Mr Johnson and Mr Sunak resign immediately.

"We are a proud democracy. Our country deserves better and new leadership is required."

 Sir Geoffrey was unavailable for comment.