Nadhim Zahawi has been promoted to be the new Chancellor, with universities minister Michelle Donelan taking his place as Education Secretary. Mr Javid has been replaced as Health Secretary by Steve Barclay, the Prime Minister’s chief of staff.
However, Bim Afolami quit as Tory vice-chair live on TV, Theo Clarke and Andrew Murrison resigned as trade envoys and ministerial aides Jonathan Gullis, Saqib Bhatti, Nicola Richards and Virginia Crosbie left their roles.The Prime Minister’s fate may ultimately lie with backbench MPs if the Tory 1922 Committee’s rules are changed to allow another confidence vote within 12 months.
He tried to contain the row over Mr Pincher after it emerged he had forgotten about being told of previous allegations of “inappropriate” conduct. Asked if that was an error, Mr Johnson said: “I think it was a mistake and I apologise for it. In hindsight it was the wrong thing to do.“I apologise to everybody who has been badly affected by it. I want to make absolutely clear that there’s no place in this Government for anybody who is predatory or who abuses their position of power.
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