Isolated Boris Johnson agrees to resign TODAY after all PM’s key ministers flee Downing Street July 7, 2022 Multiple sources are confirming Boris Johnson has agreed to stand down today. He will stay on as caretaker leader until new Tory leader elected this autumn. He will make a statement later today. The Prime Minister rejected calls to quit yesterday and dramatically sacked Cabinet rival Michael Gove, but was later hit with the departure [...]
Merciless verdict: ‘Mortally wounded’ Boris Johnson urged to leave Downing Street ‘with dignity’ July 7, 2022 If Boris Johnson picks up any of the papers this morning, it does not make fine reading for the Prime Minister as he is encouraged by almost all of the papers to abandon his attempts to save his premiership. The overall mood amid resignations and potential leadership challenges is best summarised by The Times’ leading [...]
Bye Boris: NI Secretary Brandon Lewis, Treasury minister Helen Whately and Security minister Damian Hinds flee No 10 July 7, 2022 Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has resigned around 7am from the Cabinet, telling the Prime Minister that Government requires “honesty, integrity and mutual respect”. Minutes later, Treasury minister Helen Whately has resigned, telling Boris Johnson there “are only so many times you can apologise and move on”. And only moments ago, Security minister Damian Hinds [...]
Attorney general Suella Braverman not going anywhere despite her call for Boris Johnson to go July 7, 2022 Despite calling for the Prime Minister to quit, Attorney General Suella Braverman says she will continue in her role. The Cabinet minister, who has previously been a staunch supporter of Boris Johnson, told Peston on ITV that he had handled matters “appallingly” in recent days. She said: “The balance has tipped now in favour of [...]
AS IT HAPPENED – LIVE BLOG: Boris Johnson clings on as Tory rebellion gathers pace July 6, 2022 The prime minister is under increasing pressure to quit amid a series of high-profile cabinet resignations over the last 48 hours. Over the course of Wednesday’s drama, we followed all the latest news, opinion and analysis from Westminster on ourCity AM’s live blog. From resignations and letters of support, to the latest policy changes and [...]
Wounded Boris Johnson in fight of his life after shock resignations: Westminster numb as UK wakes up with new chancellor July 6, 2022 After a night of high drama in Westminster, which saw a pair of Cabinet resignations and a series of Government exits threaten to force the Prime Minister from Number 10, Boris Johnson fights on this morning to save his premiership, or what is left of it. Rishi Sunak quit as chancellor on Tuesday, alongside Sajid [...]
Stanley Johnson convinced his son will stay on as PM as he accuses Tories of ‘playing the man and not the ball’ July 6, 2022 The PM’s father Stanley Johnson was convinced his son would carry on as he accused of others of “playing the man and not the ball”. The 81-year-old told the Mail: “I am 100 per cent behind him. One hundred per cent and I am absolutely convinced that he will carry on.” The older Mr Johnson [...]
Make-or-break day for Boris Johnson as Tory calls for PM to resign grow louder after Sunak and Javid flee cabinet July 6, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson wakes up to growing calls to resign after a wave of Government exits, including Cabinet resignations, are threatening to end his time in No 10. Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resigned immediately after the Prime Minister apologised for giving former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher a top job despite knowledge of [...]
‘Game over, Boris’: Papers give merciless verdict after night of drama in Westminster with Sunak and Javid gone July 6, 2022 “Game over”, declares the headline of The Times’ this morning, which adds it “is a mistake” for the Prime Minister to continue clinging to power because he “has lost the confidence of his party and the country”. It is one of the merciless headlines this a.m. as the national mastheads paint a grim picture for [...]
Solicitor General Alex Chalk follows Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid and resigns as Tory MP cannot ‘defend the indefensible’ July 6, 2022 Cheltenham MP Alex Chalk has confirmed his resignation as Solicitor General. In a letter to Boris Johnson, Mr Chalk said it was “with great sadness” he was quitting the post but added he could not “defend the indefensible”. He wrote: “To be in government is to accept the duty to argue for difficult or even [...]