On Tuesday evening, his chancellor Mr Sunak and health secretary Mr Javid quit the government, leading to a wave of resignations
He moves from the post of education secretary, a role which has now been awarded to former Universities minister Michelle Donelan.He said it was"an honour" to take up the job.
The PM will likely be pressed further on both his handling of the row regarding Mr Pincher and the subsequent senior cabinet resignations by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer at midday during PMQs. Mr Johnson will later in the afternoon face questions from the powerful Liaison Committee in the wake of the latest scandal to come to light during his premiership.
However, seven in 10 Britons think Mr Johnson should resign, according to a snap YouGov poll of more than 3,000 people.Asked by one aide if he would quit, he replied:"F*** that," according to reports in The Times.The loss of crunch by-elections in Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield in June triggered the resignation of party chairman Oliver Dowden last month.
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