Boris Johnson facing questions from Prime Minister amid Chris Pincher scandal

Boris Johnson facing questions from Prime Minister amid Chris Pincher scandal

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Boris Johnson is confronted by the House of Commons as his government crumbles around him.

A wave of layoffs that started last night over the Chris Pincher affair has continued today.

Over a dozen deputy ministers have run away since this morning but his cabinet remains intact after he hired a new chancellor and health secretary last night.

Mr Johnson reportedly vowed to fight on but there is a very real possibility that his administration could be over in a few days.

The collapse started when Mr Johnson admitted he was aware of groping charges against a MP when he promoted him to a senior position.

The revelation has proved too much for many Tories who have helped the Prime Minister through partygate and previous scandals.

A growing number of MPs who have no ministerial role are publicly withdrawing support amid mounting rumors of a second no-confidence vote.

Johnson survived one last month and is theoretically safe from another for 12 months, but some are pushing for an immediate change so he can be forced out.


Who has resigned from the government so far?

  • Sajid Javid – Health Secretary
  • Rishi Sunak – Chancellor
  • Will Quince – Minister for Children and Families
  • Alex Chalk – Solicitor General
  • Bim Afolami – Tory Vice-President
  • Laura Trott – PPP at the Ministry of Transport
  • Andrew Murrison – Trade Envoy to Morocco
  • Jonathan Gullis – PPP Secretary for Northern Ireland
  • Saqib Bhatti – PPS to the Health Secretary
  • Nicola Richards – PPP for the Ministry of Transport
  • Virginia Crosbie – PPS at the Welsh Office
  • Theo Clarke – Trade Envoy to Kenya
  • Robin Walker – Minister of Schools
  • John Glenn – Economic Secretary to Treasury
  • Felicity Buchan – PPP at the Department of Business
  • Victoria Atkins – Minister of Prisons
The Prime Minister waved at the cameras as he made his way to the House of Commons (Image: Reuters)

The influential committee of 1922 meets tonight, a meeting that could be crucial in determining whether he survives in number 10.

He will also face uncomfortable treatment in the Liaison Committee later this afternoon, with further questions sure to be asked about the Pincher scandal.

last night huh admitted he was told about an allegation against Mr Pincher as early as 2019 but promoted him anyway.

That confirmed that Downing Street’s previous position was inaccurate, a reality that became apparent when a senior official took the unprecedented step to publicly contradict the prime minister

Education Secretary Will Quince resigned in disgust this morning over being told Monday to repeat the false story of No. 10 in the media, 24 hours before admitting it was false.

Prison Secretary Victoria Atkins is among those who resigned today, saying ‘I can no longer pirouette around our broken values’ and ‘we can and must be better than this’.

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