Priti Patel calls on Boris Johnson to resign – ‘loyalist turns on PM’
Priti Patel has reportedly called on Boris Johnson to resign, according to sources. A delegation of cabinet ministers have gathered at No 10 – including newly appointed chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, Grant Shapps and Kwasi Kwarteng, who are preparing to tell the prime minister to resign.
Reports are now coming in that Boris Johnson loyalist Priti Patel is also calling on the prime minister to resign – she was confirmed to be in No 10 but had been keeping quiet about what side she was on.
After facing a bruising day – a grilling at PMQs, followed by a brutal resignation speech by Sajid Javid in the Commons (in which he appeared to confirm he was lied to over Partygate) to the liaison committee meeting this afternoon, which he faced questions of integrity over his premiership and within his government, he’ll now be told to quit by his top team.
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What options does Boris Johnson have?
The prime minister has, realistically, two options going forward. The BBC says, government sources told them the two options are:
One – the prime minister accepts his cabinet ministers’ call to resign, which would eventually trigger a leadership contest.
Or two – he doesn’t accept their call, some of them would then most likely resign.
If he doesn’t resign then it’ll come down to the new 1922 executive committee – when elected – to decide if they want to change the rules to allow for a second confidence vote. At present, if you survive one confidence vote, you can’t be challenged again for 12 months. If the rules do change – it doesn’t look likely the PM will win another confidence vote – this follows the Chris Pincher scandal and the PM’s handling of the situation.
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