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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Heather Stewart, Rowena Mason and Rajeev Syal

‘The country would be better off’: senior Tories urge Boris Johnson to quit

Conservative grandees are urging Boris Johnson to quit after a historic double byelection defeat, as rebellious MPs began plotting new ways to oust him.

The former Conservative leader Michael Howard was among those who demanded the prime minister stand down after the losses in Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield which prompted the immediate resignation of the party’s co-chair, Oliver Dowden.

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