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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Sparrow

As Sunak and Javid quit cabinet, is it all over for Boris Johnson?

Boris Johnson flanked by Sajid Javid (left) and Rishi Sunak (right).
Boris Johnson flanked by Sajid Javid (left) and Rishi Sunak (right). Both have resigned from cabinet. Photograph: Toby Melville/AFP/Getty Images

With Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid gone from the cabinet, it could all be over for Boris Johnson – although quite how long it will take his enemies to finish him off is not at all clear and his defenestration does not look immediate.

The two byelection defeats almost two weeks ago prompted calls for cabinet ministers to mount a coup against the prime minister, and in the wake of the Chris Pincher scandal it finally seems to be happening.

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