Watch: Tory Party vice-chairman quits live on air

Watch: Tory Party vice-chairman quits live on air

Bim Afolami (UK Parliament/PA)

The vice-chairman of the Conservative Party has quit live on air, after saying he could no longer support the Prime Minister.

Bim Afolami, the MP for Hitchin and Harpenden, followed the Chancellor and the Health Secretary with his resignation, after Boris Johnson apologised for his handling of the row over scandal-hit former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher.

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