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LIVE UPDATES: Boris Johnson Tells Cabinet Colleagues He Won't Quit - Report

11:15 GMT 06.07.2022 (Updated: 15:20 GMT 28.05.2023)

On Tuesday, UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak tendered their resignations.

The ministerial resignations that began on Tuesday continued on Wednesday, with four more ministers leaving their posts.

UK Minister for Children and Families William Quince, Laura Trott, junior transport minister, Treasury Minister John Glen, and Robin Walker, MP for Worcester and a junior minister in the UK resigned on Wednesday over a recent scandal concerning the appointment of Christopher Pincher as deputy chief whip.

Last week, Pincher resigned after being accused of sexual misconduct in a London private members’ club. A number of politicians claimed that Johnson appointed Pincher to the post of deputy chief whip despite knowing about previous investigations.

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21:50 GMT 06.07.2022

British Welsh Secretary Simon Hart Announces His Resignation

British Welsh Secretary Simon Hart has resigned from Boris Johnson's Government. He posted his letter of resignation on his twitter account.

20:53 GMT 06.07.2022

Only 1 Conservative at 1922 Committee Backed Johnson

Only one out of 150 Conservative backbenchers who showed up for the 1922 Committee meeting on Wednesday supported embattled UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, British media said.

A Conservative lawmaker who was present at the gathering told Sky News that Daniel Kawczynski was the only one to make a "positive intervention" for the prime minister.

The 1922 Committee is set to elect a new executive on Monday to decide on whether it should change rules to allow a fresh vote of no confidence on Johnson. Current rules permit only one such vote a year, and the prime minister survived one in June.

20:24 GMT 06.07.2022

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson fires Cabinet Minister Michael Gove

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has fired UK Secretary of State for Leveling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove, Sky News reported on Wednesday, citing a source.

Gove has previously called on Johnson to resign.

19:52 GMT 06.07.2022

UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis Resigns - Reports

UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis has tendered his resignation, the LBC broadcaster reported on Wednesday.

Dozens of UK government officials, including key figures like UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, have previously submitted their resignations over the recent scandal involving former deputy chief whip Christopher Pincher.

19:29 GMT 06.07.2022

Boris Johnson Tells Cabinet Colleagues He Won't Quit - Report

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told members of his cabinet that he will not resign as this may result in political instability, The Times reported on Wednesday.

According to the newspaper, Johnson is determined to keep his job. At the same time, a group of ministers who were loyal to the prime minister reportedly called on him to resign.

Almost 30 UK government officials, including key figures like UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, have already submitted their resignations over the recent scandal involving former deputy chief whip Christopher Pincher.

Last week, Pincher resigned after being accused of sexual misconduct in one of London's private members club. A number of politicians claimed that Johnson appointed Pincher to the post of the deputy chief whip despite knowing about previous investigations.

19:00 GMT 06.07.2022

Senior UK Conservatives May Allow Confidence Vote in Johnson Next Week, Report Suggests

The UK Conservative Private Members' Committee will elect a new executive on Monday, a move that will allow it to change rules the same night to bring forth a confidence vote in the prime minister, British media said.

Boris Johnson has been under mounting pressure to resign after Downing Street admitted he had known about sexual abuse allegations against Chris Pincher before naming him deputy chief whip in February.

A lawmaker has denied reports that the vote on whether to reduce Johnson's immunity from a leadership challenge will take place this week, Sky News said. Johnson survived a no confidence vote in May and is protected from a new one for a year under current rules.

18:33 GMT 06.07.2022

Priti Patel Reportedly Sides With Ministers Calling on BoJo to Resign

18:30 GMT 06.07.2022

List of the Gov't Resignations Over BoJo's Leadership

1. Andrew Murrison - Trade Envoy to Morocco

2. Theo Clarke - Trade Envoy to Kenya

3. Alex Chalk - Solicitor General for England and Wales

4. Virginia Crosbie - PPS to the Wales Office

5. Nicola Richards - PPS for Department of Transport

6. Jonathan Gullis - PPS to Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

7. Saqib Bhatti - PPS to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

8. Bim Afolami - Conservative Party Vice Chair

9. Sajid Javid - Health Secretary

10. Rishi Sunak - Finance Minister

11. Selaine Saxby - PPS to DEFRA

12. Claire Coutinho - PPS to the Treasury

13. David Johnston - PPS to the Department of Education

14. John Glen - financial services minister

15. Victoria Atkins - junior home office minister

16. Stuart Andrew - junior housing minister

17. Jo Churchill - junior minister in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

18. Will Quince - parliamentary under-secretary of state for children and families at the Department for Education

19. Robin Walker - minister of state for school standards at the Department for Education

20. Felicity Buchan - parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

21. Laura Trott - parliamentary under-secretary of state for children and families at the Department for Education

22. Kemi Badenoch - Equalities minister

23. Neil O’Brien - MP for Harborough, Oadby & Wigston

24. Alex Burghart - Minister in the Department for Education

25. Lee Rowley - Minister for Industry at BEIS

26. Mims Davies - DWP Employment Minister

27. Duncan Baker - parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

28. Mark Logan - PPS at the Northern Ireland Office

29. Rachel Maclean - parliamentary under-secretary of state for safeguarding at the Home Office

30. Craig Williams - PPS at the Treasury

31. Mike Freer - parliamentary under-secretary of state for exports at the Department forInternational Trade

32. Julia Lopez - Minister for Media, Data & Digital Infrastructure

33. Mark Fletcher - Parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

34. Jo Gideon - MP for Ashford

35. Sara Britcliffe - PPS in Depratment of Education

36. James Sunderland - Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

37. Ruth Edwards - Scotland Parliamentary Private Secretary

38. Peter Gibson - Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department of International Trade

39. David Duguid - Fisheries Envoy and Trade Envoy for Angola and Zambia

18:27 GMT 06.07.2022

People holds placards as they protest outside the Houses of Parliament - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.07.2022

Academics See No Clear Exit for Johnson or Replacement PM

6 July 2022, 17:44 GMT

18:26 GMT 06.07.2022

16:50 GMT 06.07.2022

Scotland's First Minister Published a Letter From BoJo

16:38 GMT 06.07.2022

List of the Ministers Resigned So Far

1. Andrew Murrison - Trade Envoy to Morocco

2. Theo Clarke - Trade Envoy to Kenya

3. Alex Chalk - Solicitor General for England and Wales

4. Virginia Crosbie - PPS to the Wales Office

5. Nicola Richards - PPS for Department of Transport

6. Jonathan Gullis - PPS to Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

7. Saqib Bhatti - PPS to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

8. Bim Afolami - Conservative Party Vice Chair

9. Sajid Javid - Health Secretary

10. Rishi Sunak - Finance Minister

11. Selaine Saxby - PPS to DEFRA

12. Claire Coutinho - PPS to the Treasury

13. David Johnston - PPS to the Department of Education

14. John Glen - financial services minister

15. Victoria Atkins - junior home office minister

16. Stuart Andrew - junior housing minister

17. Jo Churchill - junior minister in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and MP

18. Will Quince - parliamentary under-secretary of state for children and families at the Department for Education

19. Robin Walker - minister of state for school standards at the Department for Education

20. Felicity Buchan - parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

21. Laura Trott - parliamentary under-secretary of state for children and families at the Department for Education

22. Kemi Badenoch - Equalities minister

23. Neil O’Brien - MP for Harborough, Oadby & Wigston

24. Alex Burghart - Minister in the Department for Education

25. Lee Rowley - Minister for Industry at BEIS

26. Mims Davies - DWP Employment Minister

27. Duncan Baker - parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

28. Mark Logan - PPS at the Northern Ireland Office

29. Rachel Maclean - parliamentary under-secretary of state for safeguarding at the Home Office

30. Craig Williams - PPS at the Treasury

31. Mike Freer - parliamentary under-secretary of state for exports at the Department forInternational Trade

32. Julia Lopez - Minister for Media, Data & Digital Infrastructure

33. Mark Fletcher - Parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

34. Jo Gideon - MP for Ashford

35. Sara Britcliffe - PPS in Depratment of Education

36. James Sunderland - Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

37. Ruth Edwards - Scotland Parliamentary Private Secretary

38. Peter Gibson - Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department of International Trade

16:36 GMT 06.07.2022

Three More Ministers Resign

James Sunderland resigns as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Ruth Edwards resigns as a Scotland Parliamentary Private Secretary; Peter Gibson resigns as a Trade Parliamentary Private Secretary

16:33 GMT 06.07.2022

1922 Committee Votes Against Changing No-Confidence Rule

16:00 GMT 06.07.2022

Sara Britcliffe Resigns as a PPS in Depratment of Education

15:43 GMT 06.07.2022

Mark Fletcher MP Resigns

15:41 GMT 06.07.2022

Jo Gideon, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central, Submits Her Letter

15:38 GMT 06.07.2022

BBC: A Group of Cabinet Ministers are About to Tell BoJo to Resign

15:23 GMT 06.07.2022

List of Minister Resigned so Far

Andrew Murrison - Trade Envoy to Morocco and MP

Theo Clarke - Trade Envoy to Kenya and MP

Alex Chalk - Solicitor General for England and Wales and MP Virginia Crosbie - PPS to the Wales Office and MP

Nicola Richards - PPS for Department of Transport and MP

Jonathan Gullis - PPS to Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and MP

Saqib Bhatti - PPS to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and MP

Bim Afolami - Conservative Party Vice Chair and MP

Sajid Javid - Health Secretary and MP

Rishi Sunak - Finance Minister and MP

Selaine Saxby - PPS to DEFRA and MP

Claire Coutinho - PPS to the Treasury and MP

David Johnston - PPS to the Department of Education and MP

John Glen - financial services minister and MP

Victoria Atkins - junior home office minister and MP

Stuart Andrew - junior housing minister and MP

Jo Churchill - junior minister in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and MP

Will Quince - minister for children and families and MP

Robin Walker - minister of state for school standards and MP

Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) in the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and MP

Laura Trott - Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Department of Transport and MP

Kemi Badenoch - Equalities minister

Neil O’Brien - MP for Harborough, Oadby & Wigston

Alex Burghart - Minister in the Department for Education

Lee Rowley - Minister for Industry at BEIS

Julia Lopez - Minister for Media, Data & Digital Infrastructure

14:02 GMT 06.07.2022

BoJo Answers Questions From the Liaison Committee