Boris Johnson's future as Prime Minister was severely rocked on Tuesday, July 5, by a series of resignations from within his party, with two of the most damaging exits coming from within Cabinet.
The resignations followed Mr Johnson's apology for appointing former deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher to a top role, despite admitting he was aware of a complaint against him. In total, so far, seventeen Conservative MPs have resigned, all with scathing letters undermining the Prime Minister's competency.
By 10pm on Wednesday (July 6), a total of 43 Tory MPs had resigned their roles across a range of different departments. Michael Gove was sacked, making him the 40th person to leave Government. By 7am on Thursday (July 7) that had risen to 48.
