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Announcing his successor at the Tory party conference earlier this month, the group’s previous president, John Whittingdale, described Mr Johnson as “the obvious and most deserving person to lead this organisation”. In my view all those who’ve made such baseless accusations should themselves be referred to the Privileges Committee for contempt of this House. This could include dealing with correspondence, replying to questions from MPs and making sure bills get passed through Parliament smoothly. Rewinding back to Monday, Colchester MP Will Quince defended Boris Johnson, saying the PM "was not aware" of allegations made against Pincher. Conservative MP for Ashford Damian Green said he was backing Tom Tugendhat to be the next leader of the party.

I think if we are going to use MPs as committee members, which I think we should, then they must be of the same party.Yesterday, Hart made it made it clear to No 10 that it was "game over" but it shouldn’t have to come by ministerial resignations. Quote Message: To many Democrats like President Joe Biden, Johnson and Donald Trump are political peas in a pod, with similar views on trade and immigration and similarly iconoclastic political instincts. And the Home Secretary Priti Patel avoided the glare of the cameras entirely - delivering her blow to the PM in private. The PM was right to apologise and I support his request for patience while Sue Gray carries out her enquiry. Another former minister said: “The point is there is no time for an amateur, which rules out Penny [Mordaunt] and Kemi [Badenoch].

UK general elections - where all 650 MPs are elected to the House of Commons - have to be held no more than five years apart.That’s precisely why Sue Gray, who is a very senior civil servant, has been tasked to conduct an independent investigation to make sure that all of those questions can be answered in a way that is clear, transparent and open. Given recent developments - from sackings to resignations - we're all in need of a quick round-up of where we're up to on this political saga. The contenders to replace Johnson are scrambling to distance themselves from the scandal-tainted politician who has resigned as party leader but remains Britain’s prime minister for a few more weeks — despite the fact that most of them have served in his government over the past three years. Conservative MP Gareth Davies has quit as parliamentary private secretary to the Department of Health and Social Care.

He could also be ousted by a vote of no confidence in Parliament, but this would rely on Tory MPs supporting an opposition motion and voting against their own government - an unlikely scenario.Team Rishi is preparing a coordinated push of MPs to tweet in support this evening, when he is expected to get a flood of declarations. Some cabinet ministers later tweeted their qualified support for the prime minister – though the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, was noticeable by his silence and absence from the frontbench as Johnson offered his account during prime minister’s questions. Listen to our team of specialist correspondents alongside special guests, bringing you news you can trust on the leading stories from the UK and the world.

Finally we got some kind of explanation from the prime minister for his boozy parties at Downing Street.It comes after, as we reported earlier, former Prime Minister Sir John Major said it was "unwise" for Boris Johnson to remain in office while his successor is chosen. Rodney and Dorothy Shuttle say they are “pleased” to see Johnson quit, arguing his tenure was dotted with issues that had upset the public. For those who can't get enough of robust debate, BBC Question Time will be live tonight from Barnsley. She had previously hit out at the “plotters” seeking the undermine the current Prime Minister, comparing their “scheming” to the factions that brought down Mr Johnson. He has not attended any government emergency meetings about a heat wave that is forecast to bring temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) to Britain.