Ellis maintains there is a functioning government

Paymaster general Michael Ellis reassured MPs that there is a functioning government.

LIVE: Boris Johnson to stay on as caretaker PM

Boris Johnson has announced his intention to step down as leader of the Conservative party. Jacob Rees-Mogg, Nadine Dorries, Carrie Johnson and a number of MPs and Downing Street staff gathered outside No 10 to hear his adress at around 12:30 pm today. Johnson said he will remain as PM until a new leader of […]

PM grilled by Bryant in liaison committee

Prime minister Boris Johnson has been grilled in liaison committee this afternoon. Standards committee chair Chris Bryant pushed Johnson particularly hard on the fallout from Chris Pincher. Bryant went on to tell the PM “you’re not going to learn any lessons and you’re not going to change”.

Javid lands further blow to PM in personal statement 

    In a personal statement to the House of Commons following PMQs, former health secreatry Sajid Javid made a statement in reaction to his resignation on Tuesday evening. Javid told MPs that “the tightrope between loyalty and integrity has become impossible”. “At some point, we have to conclude that enough is enough, and I […]

Starmer tells PM ‘we have had enough’

Following the resignations of senior secretaries of state Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid on Tuesday evening, prime minister Boris Johnson faced questions from Labour leader Keir Starmer. Starmer focused on the appointment of former minister Chris Pincher, grilling the PM, asking Johnson to avoid “bluster and half truths”, something of which Starmer said “we’ve all […]

LIVE: How many MPs have resigned from the government?

Tuesday evening’s announcements that health secretary Sajid Javid, and chancellor Rishi Sunak quit the cabinet have since been followed by a string of other resignations. As it stands, the total tally of resignations is 59. This includes: Rishi Sunak – chancellor Sajid Javid – health secretary Bin Afolami – vice chair Simon Hart- Welsh secretary […]

No doubt now – The MP arithmetic marks the end for Boris Johnson

A month ago today, Boris Johnson won a no confidence vote amongst his colleagues by a margin of 211 to 148. The result was far from conclusive.  In any future contest, just 31 further Conservative MPs would need to change their opinion on the prime minister for him to be removed from post. Since that […]

Quince quits as Johnson premiership on the brink

Will Quince MP has announced his resignation as minister for children and families this morning. Quince defended the government on Monday’s media round jus two days ago, echoing the now rescinded line that No 10 was unaware of any “specific allegations” that ought to have ruled out Chris Pincher for the deputy chief whip appointment […]

Ellis defends ‘disturbing allegations’ of No. 10

In an urgent question, cabinet minister Michael Ellis defended what deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner described as “disturbing allegations”. It is alleged that prime minister Boris Johnson knew about former minister Pincher’s misconduct on appointing him to the ministerial role he held until last week.  Spencer encouraged MPs to “act fairly” given that “there is […]

Johnson briefed ‘in-person’ over Pincher allegations

Lord McDonald has claimed today that Boris Johnson was briefed “in-person” over sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher. At this afternoon’s lobby briefing a No 10 spokesperson confirmed that McDonald’s claims were correct, but that Johnson had failed to “recall” the briefing. No 10 say the complaint McDonald referred to had been “resolved”. The former […]