Tobias Ellwood stripped of Tory whip after missing confidence vote
Suggestions have been made that Johnson removed the whip from the MP, who is an outspoken critic of the PM, as a means of eliminating a vote for Penny Mordaunt.
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Boris Johnson told to ‘turn up for work’ after skipping heatwave crisis meetings to host chequers party
The prime minister has “clearly clocked off”
Nadine Dorries ridiculed for claiming a ‘coup’ brought down Boris Johnson
“Has Nadine Dorries forgotten that she did the exact same thing to Theresa May?”
Tory leadership: Nadhim Zahawi says he would give Boris Johnson a job in his cabinet
“If [Mr Johnson] wishes to serve in Cabinet then I would certainly offer him a job”, said Zahawi
Labour plans no confidence vote in bid to boot Boris Johnson from Downing Street sooner
‘The Tory party has at last concluded that the prime minister is unfit for office, that was blindingly obvious a very, very long time ago.’
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How the European media responded to Johnson’s downfall
‘Eton’s greatest mess, Boris Johnson has finally come unstuck’, wrote the Irish Examiner
Daily Mail torn apart for running failed ‘Beergate’ campaign against Keir Starmer in torrid week for paper
The Daily Mail has had a torrid week, with a triple whammy of bad news for the paper.
Tory press brutally mocked for meltdown after Boris Johnson’s resignation
“Paul Dacre justifying his knighthood I see”
Boris Johnson wants to stay on as caretaker PM so he can have ‘lavish wedding at chequers’
“On brand.”