Boris Johnson will face a formal investigation over whether he misled parliament about partygate.

Opposition parties used Commons procedure to push for a probe after the prime minister refused to quit over his lockdown fine.

Mr Johnson is under intense pressure to explain why his insistence in parliament that all rules were followed in Downing Street did not amount to misleading parliament, an offence usually considered a resignation issue.

Number 10 backed down on a wrecking motion designed to kick the issue into the long grass after failed attempts to rally Tory MPs last night.

Labour’s motion to refer the matter to a parliamentary standards watchdog passed without a vote in the absence of any objections.

It comes after a senior Tory MP called on the prime minister to resign.

Steve Baker – who was pivotal in unseating Theresa May – warned Mr Johnson that ‘the gig is up’ despite backing him on Tuesday.

In a shock speech, he said the contrition shown when the PM apologised to the Commons earlier this week ‘only lasted as long as it took to get out of the headmaster’s study’.

He added: ‘That’s not good enough for me, and that’s not good enough for my voters.’

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