Attorney General Suella Braverman has publicly told Boris Johnson ‘it’s time to go’ and confirmed she would stand in the seemingly inevitable Tory leadership election - all while refusing to resign from Johnson's government.
A cabinet minister has called onto resign and thrown her hat in the ring to be the next prime minister – but refused to leave the cabinet.
It a humiliating blow for Mr Johnson, the formerly staunch supporter questioned his authority while flouting the convention that she should resign in order to do so, effectively challenging the PM to kick her out. Suella Braverman faces the sack this morning after telling a late night TV programme that Mr Johnson should go
Asked whether she recognises that Mr Johnson will likely sack her, she said: ‘That is his choice, and I will do whatever the prime minister asks me to do.’Mr Johnson’s allies have insisted he is determined to fight onLast night, Number 10 said he and newly appointed chancellor Nadhim Zahawi will announce tax cuts and a new economic strategy in a joint speech.
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