Priti Patel is thought to have joined Tory MPs telling Boris Johnson to resign
Asked if the Prime Minister should go, she replied: "No."
He insisted "of course" he will still be Prime Minister tomorrow when grilled by MPs on his crumbling leadership position, and hinted at triggering a General Election if MPs don't respect him.It came as the 1922 Committee executive met and decided not to change the rules to allow a second no confidence vote in Boris Johnson.
More ministers have resigned from government than have ever done before in a single day, higher than the previous record of 11 ministers quitting in September 1932.
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