Six ministers resigned in one go, another huge blow to Boris Johnson‘s authority.
Mims Davies, Kemi Badenoch, Neil O’Brien, Alex Burghart, Lee Rowley and Julia Lopez have followed Victoria Atkins, Will Quince, Jo Churchill and other undersecretaries out the door.
It follows the sensational resignation of the former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and former Minister of Health Sajid Javid last night.
The collapse began when the prime minister finally admitted he was aware of allegations of sexual misconduct against Tory MP Chris Pincher when he gave him a senior role in government in February.
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