Tory MP’s response wins internet following turbulant day in No10
A slew of resignations has left people questioning how Boris Johnson still has people to fill his Cabinet with.
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British politician and writer serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2016-2018 and Mayor of London 2008-2016. Johnson has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was previously MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008. He has been described as adhering to the ideology of one-nation and national conservatism.
A slew of resignations has left people questioning how Boris Johnson still has people to fill his Cabinet with.
Mr Johnson met ministers in No 10 on Wednesday, where he was told he has lost the confidence of the Conservative Party and should not continue in office – but refused to listen.
Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has just resigned...
The sacking of Michael Gove is not going down well in the Conservative party. One former Boris Johnson ally tells me: “Sacking Gove is revenge. But Boris is now detached from reality. He is now like Putin.”
37 MPs have resigned from the government since yesterday but Prime Minister Boris Johnson refuses to budge from Number 10.
Priti Patel has sided with the group of Cabinet ministers calling for PM to go, leaving Dorries, Mogg and Raab left.
"Nadhim Zahawi's having a rollercoaster week. Looks like he has no confidence in the man that made him Chancellor. What a difference nine hours and 45 mins make."
The previous record for the most resignations in 24 hours was set in the 1930s. it is now on 35!
"Almost like all of that was nothing more than a bid to stoke the culture war," wrote Ava Santina is response to his embarrassing answer.
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