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'Disgusted' Carol Vorderman calls for Boris Johnson 'to go now'

Boris Johnson has faced further calls to resign after the Conservatives lost by-elections in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton, Devon

Bristol Post · Jun 24, 2022

Oliver Dowden’s resignation puts Boris Johnson in dangerous territory

If the prime minister’s loyalists continue to turn on him, these disastrous byelection results could lead to real trouble, says the Spectator’s deputy political editor, Katy Balls

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022

Gary Neville urges Rishi Sunak to "do decent thing" and resign after Oliver Dowden exit

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was humiliated in the Tiverton & Honiton and Wakefield by-elections with Conservative co-chair Oliver Dowden quitting his role on Friday

Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2022

Boris Johnson cools off with morning swim after humiliating election defeats

BORIS Johnson cooled off with a morning swim at his luxury Rwanda hotel pool after learning of his humiliating double election defeat. 

The National (Scotland) · Jun 24, 2022

The Standard View: Boris Johnson must act now to regain voters’ trust

The Conservative Party has just experienced three shocking losses. The first came in the hitherto safe seat of Tiverton and Honiton in Devon, where the Liberal Democrats overturned a 24,000 majority.

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2022

Tory MPs fearful of losing their seats as Johnson leads party to double defeat

The PM vowed to ‘keep going’ after his authority was dealt a series of blows, including the resignation of party co-chairman Oliver Dowden.

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

How Johnson learned of political eruption more than 4,000 miles away

The Prime Minister is attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda.

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

Emily Sheffield: Boris Johnson is right about one thing — we must never appease Vladimir Putin

Despite a devastating and deserved defeat in yesterday’s by elections, Boris Johnson remains absolutely right in his policy of no appeasement to the Russians. Last week the PM made a powerful speech just before his trip to Kyiv to see President Zelensky. “I don’t believe that option is really open…

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2022

What brutal by-election bashings mean for battered Boris Johnson

Prime Minister now under enormous pressure after double blow in Devon and Yorkshire

Liverpool Echo · Jun 24, 2022

Boris Johnson must go, says ex-Tory leader Michael Howard as he urges cabinet to act

Cabinet members should ‘very carefully consider’ future, says senior figure after by-election losses

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022