'Colleagues need to calm down, think very carefully about what they're doing' NI minister Conor Burns warns Conservative MPs against replacing Boris Johnson as Prime Minister, despite over 30 MPs resigning from government positions today Newsnight
A group of cabinet ministers, including the chief whip, are about to tell the PM to resign, BBC News understands
Nadhim Zahawi, only yesterday appointed as chancellor, is believed to be among them - as are Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and NI Secretary Brandon Lewis Michael Gove and Kwasi Kwarteng, both senior members of the cabinet, have also told Johnson to step down At least 34 ministers and aides have quit the government since yesterday when Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak said they were resigning
MPs are angry at Johnson's handling of sexual misconduct claims against former deputy chief whip Chris PincherThere are calls for the rules of the 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs to be changed to allow another confidence vote in the PM
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