Steve Barclay looks set to replace Sajid Javid as Health Secretary. The PA news agency reports Boris Johnson's current Chief of Staff is due to take the role after a number of key ministers quit this evening.
Mr Javid announced his resignation as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care just moments before Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced he too was leaving government. The resignations have been followed by a number of junior government members also quitting.
Mr Johnson's leadership remains mired in scandal over the appointment of Tory MP Chris Pincher to the role of deputy chief whip. Mr Pincher quit as deputy chief whip last week following claims that he groped two men at a private members’ club, but Mr Johnson was told about allegations against him as far back as 2019.
