Boris Johnson's premiership is hanging by a thread as more Conservative MPs with ministerial positions quit and others express their lack of confidence in his leadership.
Former universities minister Chris Skidmore wrote an open letter to Sir Graham Brady this morning describing Mr Johnson's handling of the Chris Pincher scandal as a "cover up of sexual abuse".
Mr Skidmore told the 1922 Committee chairman in his letter that if it had been known that the PM promoted Mr Pincher to deputy chief whip despite knowing about concerns of his behaviour, he would not have survived last month's confidence vote.
