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Nadhim Zahawi has denied he threatened to quit government as Boris Johnson was hit by resignation chaos - with two more ministers stepping down this morning.
The government has seen a crisis reshuffle after former chancellor Rishi Sunak and former health secretary Sajid Javid - along with the Tory vice chair and a slew of junior aides - resigned in protest of the prime minister's leadership.
Mr Zahawi has moved from education secretary to chancellor, denying reports he had threatened to go if Liz Truss got the Treasury job over him.
Resignations continued to trickle in on Wednesday morning, including former ministers Will Quince, who said he could not accept being sent with inaccurate information over the Chris Pincher scandal, and Robin Walker.
There is mounting fury among Tory benches after No 10 admitted the PM was aware when promoting Mr Pincher - accused of sexual harassment - to a role in charge of MPs' welfare about an upheld misconduct complaint.
"Unfortunately, recent events have made it clear to me that our great party, for which I have campaigned for all of my adult life, has become distracted from its core missions by a relentless focus on questions over leadership," Robin Walker said.
"The loss of the Rishi Sunak and the Sajid Javid this week, two of our brightest talents from the top team, reflects a worrying narrowing of the broad church that I believe any Conservative government should seek to achieve."
His letter to Boris Johnson added: "I have publicly supported you as leader of our party and prime minister but I am afraid I feel I can do so no longer."
Robin Walker has now resigned as school standards minister:
I have today offered my resignation from the Government & look forward to supporting @conservatives & campaigning for #Worcester from the backbenches, it has been a privilege to work to support our brilliant schools pic.twitter.com/giOm0wCArw
Michelle Donelan, previously universities minister, has been named as the new education secretary after Nadhim Zahawi's reshuffle.
The Association of School and College Leaders has since welcomed her to the new role - but raised concern over the "high turnover rate" of education secretaries.
"This is the sixth incumbent in eight years and the third during Boris Johnson's premiership," leader Geoff Barton said.
"Education is a vital public service and a complex sector which requires deep understanding, knowledge and continuity. This constant chopping and changing does not provide stable leadership."
Morning media round finished, the new chancellor has arrived at the Treasury for his first day in the role.
Nadhim Zahawi posed for photographers outside the door to his new office:
Nadhim Zahawi said he was "sorry to see" the resignations of Laura Trott and Will Quince this morning.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I'm sorry to lose any Conservative and of course sorry to lose a talented member of Parliament like Laura Trott. What I would say to her is the way you deliver trust is by delivering outcomes for people."
He added: "I'm sorry to see Will Quince go. He was my children and families minister and a great minister. All I would say to colleagues is people don't vote for divided teams. We have to come together."
It seems a good time to have a quick recap of who has resigned in protest at Boris Johnson's leadership.
Jon Stone and Samuel Lovett have put together a list:
All the Tory MPs who have quit Boris Johnson's government
Ed Balls had a boogie this morning when "bye, bye Boris" inadvertently played in the background of a media interview.
Watch here:
Will Quince was sent on media rounds earlier this week to defend the prime minister over the Chris Pincher scandal.
The former minister says he is now resigning as he he could not accept being sent with inaccurate information over the row.
He told broadcasters earlier in the week he had been given "categorical assurance" that Mr Johnson was not "aware of specific claims" against the former deputy chief whip, who has been accused of sexual harassment.
A No 10 spokesperson later said the PM had forgotten being told about allegations.
Here is an example of one of his interviews earlier this week:
Minister Will Quince MP says he cannot imagine Boris Johnson saying 'Chris Pincher by name, Pincher by nature' telling LBC he has been 'given a categoric assurance the Prime Minister was not aware of any specific allegation or complaint.'@TomSwarbrick1 pic.twitter.com/oU4UNFhDpN
Ex-Tory MP Dominic Grieve is among those criticising the prime minister this morning.
He said the resignation of Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid was a "massive inditement of Boris Johnson's lack of moral scruples and his behaviour and his capacity of lying".
The former attorney general said the PM was delivering "chaos" and belives Nadhim Zahawi will regret taking on the chancellor role.
His Sky News interview is here:
"What this Prime Minister is delivering is chaos."
Former conservative MP Dominic Grieve says Nadhim Zahawi will regret accepting the role of Chancellor as his view of Boris Johnson is "seriously flawed."
Latest: https://t.co/xEZNkJHYYb
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Will Quince says he is resigning as children's minister after he "accepted and repeated assurances" to the media which were "inaccurate".
Read his resignation letter in full here:
With great sadness and regret, I have this morning tendered my resignation to the Prime Minister after I accepted and repeated assurances on Monday to the media which have now been found to be inaccurate.
I wish my successor well - it is the best job in government. pic.twitter.com/65EOmHd47p
Minister who previously defended Boris Johnson over Chris Pincher resigns
Sajid Javid has been spotting leaving his southwest London home this morning following his shock resignation as health secretary.
The smiling former minister did not speak to reporters about leaving his post.
"Morning, thanks for coming. It is good to see you," he said before getting into a car and leaving.
A Department of Transport parliamentary private secretary has joined the chorus of resignations.
Tory MP Laura Trott said: "Trust in politics is - and must always be - of the upmost importance, but sadly in recent months this has been lost."
Nadhim Zahawi gave Alastair Campbell a few mentions this morning, naming him as someone "egging" government to turn on each other.
"Wherever Alastair Campbell is, you want to be on the opposite side of the argument," he added to Sky News.
Here is the former Blair comms chief's reply:
Hello @nadhimzahawi - good to hear I am getting right under your skin. Getting lots of media bids asking me to to respond to your rants about me this morning. FYI I have barely even started yet!! That you can continue to prop up this lying crook who debases everything 1/3
BREAKING NEWS . I have moved out of my home in North London. Now living rent free inside the head of the new Chancellor of the Exchequer @nadhimzahawi
A Tory MP has said Boris Johnson has a "great instinct for self-preservation".
"The unfortunate thing is it is about him, not about the country, not even about the Conservative party," Sir Roger Gale told Sky News.
Watch below:
"We can't go on like this".
Sir Roger Gale MP says Boris Johnson "has a great instinct for self-preservation" but the "unfortunate thing is, it is about him" not the country or the Conservative party.https://t.co/ZTbv6x8cal
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Nadhim Zahawi has denied he threatened to resign from Boris Johnson's cabinet amid a tussle for the role as chancellor and also hinted a planned rise in corporation tax may be axed, Ashley Cowburn reports.
The remarks from the newly appointed chancellor come as the prime minister clings to power after the twin resignations of Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, alongside a slew of junior aides.
Zahawi denies he threatened to resign and hints corporation tax hike may be axed
Boris Johnson will face questions in parliament followed by a grilling by senior MPs today, with his premiership on the brink after a slew of resignations from ministers saying he was not fit to govern.
The level of hostility he is confronting from within his own party will be laid bare later when he appears before MPs for his weekly question session, before later facing the chairs of parliamentary committees for a scheduled two-hour grilling.
"I suspect we will have to drag him kicking and screaming from Downing Street," one Conservative lawmaker told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. "But if we have to do it that way then we will."
The new chancellor also dodges a question about whether he would run as leader if there was a vacancy:
"You don't go into this job to have an easy life, you make tough decisions every day."@nadhimzahawi MP says he chose to take on the job as chancellor because 'the team that is in government today is a team that will deliver'.https://t.co/ZTbv6x8cal
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Sky News presenter quizzed Nadhim Zahawi on what he would do in new role as chancellor.
He repeatedly told her it was his "first day" in the job and would look at all the options for a number of issues, including fuel duty and corporation tax.
Nadhim Zahawi told Sky News he did not threaten to resign as others quit their posts.
He denied reports Liz Truss was going to be chancellor until the former education secretary threatened to go if it was not him.
"This is a team game. You play for the team and deliver for the nation," he said.
Nadhim Zahawi has just been on Sky News in his newly-appointed role of chancellor.
First question: "What first attracted you to become chancellor to a man described as a liar, a schemer, a law breaker and without integrity?"
His response: "You don't go into this job to have an easy life. You make some tough decisions every day, and sometimes it is easy to walk away but actually it is much tougher to deliver for the country."
He said he was doing this job because "the team" in government today "will deliver".
"You don't go into this job to have an easy life, you make tough decisions every day."@nadhimzahawi MP says he chose to take on the job as chancellor because 'the team that is in government today is a team that will deliver'.https://t.co/ZTbv6x8cal
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Former Tory vice chair Bim Afolami, who resigned yesterday, has called No 10's handling of the Chris Pincher scandal as "really appalling".
The MP said he voted for Boris Johnson in the recent confidence ballot because he believed he had "earned the right to rebuild trust in him".
"I thought that was right, to give him that time. But I think that in the last few weeks we've seen that things haven't improved. They've got a lot worse," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"I think the behaviour of Downing Street over the Chris Pincher affair was really appalling. And I, personally, just couldn't think I could defend that sort of behaviour any longer."
The majority of Conservative voters and two-thirds of Britons think Boris Johnson should resign as prime minister after a series of high-profile government resignations shook his premiership, a poll has found.
The snap survey published by YouGov on Tuesday night revealed that 54 per cent of Tory voters were in favour of Mr Johnson stepping down, while 33 per cent said he should remain.
The pollster said it was the first time that the number calling for him to leave had been higher than those who want him to stay.
My colleague Emily Atkinson has more:
Majority of Tory voters now want Johnson to quit, YouGov poll suggests
Boris Johnson's leadership has seen the prime minister apologise on multiple occasions, following various gaffes and scandals.
Yesterday, the prime minister apologised over the latest issue; his handling of the Chris Pincher scandal, which has seen Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resign from their posts, alongside other ministers.
Mass resignations have thrown the future of the prime minister's leadership into question, with opposition leader Keir Starmer stating that the government is "collapsing".
As key members of Boris Johnson's cabinet resign, the calls for the prime minister to step down have intensified.
If Mr Johnson decides to resign, he would have spent 1,077 days in office so far, making him the sixth shortest-serving premier since 1900.
As Boris Johnson receives a plethora of resignations from members of his government, defence secretary Ben Wallace has said he has no time for "political parlour games".
The Sun's political editor Harry Cole tweeted the defence secretary had said: "To be clear, I am going on Thursday to see brave Ukrainian men and women training to fight for their lives and their country.
"I won't be indulging in political parlour games nor will I be resigning."
Defence Secretary @BWallaceMP hits out tonight:
"To be clear, I am going on Thursday to see brave Ukrainian men and women training to fight for their lives and their country.
"I wont be indulging in political parlour games nor will I be resigning."
Labour leader Keir Starmer is backing the idea of a snap election after Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak dramatically quit, leaving Boris Johnson in what critics said was an "untenable" position.
Sir Keir said the government was collapsing and the prime minister was unfit to govern - as talk of a snap election mounted.
He said if ministers who had backed him had a shred of integrity "they would have gone months ago".
The Tory party is corrupted, and changing one man at the top won't fix it: we need a real change of government and a fresh start for Britain.
Here's what a snap election means:
Keir Starmer backs snap election - but what is one?
In the midst of a ministerial coup, Britain's front pages focus on the mounting cries for Boris Johnson to step down.
The Independent says the prime minister is "on the brink" after Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid quit their respective roles as chancellor and health secretary on Tuesday.
The Times has called in its leading article for the prime minister to resign, saying that every day he remains "deepens the sense of chaos". "For the good of the country, he should go," it adds.
We deserve better than Boris Johnson's "rudderless administration" to lead us through the cost of living crisis, The Guardian writes.
Here are all the front pages from today morning:
Papers call on PM to quit after shock resignations throw No 10 into chaos
Boris Johnson was dealt the biggest blow of his premiership by the resignations of two senior cabinet ministers in the wake of his handling of the row over scandal-hit former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher.
A humiliating apology from the prime minister failed to prevent the departure of Rishi Sunak as chancellor and Sajid Javid as health secretary.
But Conservative grievances with Mr Johnson stretch back much further, mounting since a different row over standards in public life and Mr Johnson's handling of the Owen Paterson lobbying scandal.
Here is a timeline of the recent political crises that have engulfed the prime minister's leadership:
Timeline of crises engulfing Boris Johnson's leadership
It's not just Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid who have stepped down. After the two big-hitters announced their resignations, a whole raft of Conservative MPs said they would be leaving their political offices in government.
Although not as high profile, the resignation of such individuals points to the mounting sense of crisis consuming Boris Johnson's administration, which appears poised to implode on itself after being buffeted by one scandal after another.
Samuel Lovett brings you what the government's lesser-known quitters had to say:
'The Party is currently unrecognisable': The Tory MP letters to Boris revealed
Former Tory Brexit minister Lord David Frost has called on Boris Johnson to quit as prime minister before he takes the Conservative Party and the government "down with him".
Lord Frost writes in The Daily Telegraph that Mr Johnson's place in history will be secure as "one of the past century's most consequential prime ministers".
If he leaves now, before chaos descends, that reputation is what will be remembered. If he hangs on, he risks taking the party and the Government down with him.
"That's why it is time for him to go. If he does, he can still hand on to a new team, one that is determined to defend and seek the opportunities of Brexit, one that is able to win the next election convincingly," the former Cabinet minister said.
"That is in the Conservative Party's interest, in Leave voters' interest, and in the national interest. It needs to happen."
Boris Johnson's premiership has given way to some of the most explosive resignations in recent political history - with the jumping ship of his own brother, and Tuesday's bumper departure of Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak among the most devastating.
And Tuesday's list of resignations did not end there, with the likes of Javid's parliamentary private secretary Saqib Bhatti MP and trade envoy to Morocco Andrew Murrison joining its ever-growing ranks.
With his premiership hanging in the balance, we take a look back at all the major resignations under Boris Johnson's fraught rule:
All the major resignations under Boris Johnson's rule as Sunak and Javid quit
Sir Malcolm Rifkind, a prominent minister in Margaret Thatcher and John Major's governments, said Boris Johnson was "always unfit to be prime minister".
In a Newsnight interview the former foreign secretary said Mr Johnson was now disliked across the country.
He said: "The antipathy to Boris Johnson in Scotland is matched in England and Wales as well. This is no longer a north-south divide or England-Scotland divide, pretty much the whole country thinks he's a loser, should not be prime minister, does not have the integrity or honesty to command."
Introducing Newsnight, presenter Kirsty Wark told viewers the producers could not find anyone willing to defend Mr Johnson on Tuesday's programme.
Seven in 10 British adults say Boris Johnson should resign, according to a snap YouGov poll of more than 3,000 people.
YouGov said that is an 11-point rise on the number of people in favour of the prime minister's resignation when last asked on 9 June, days after he survuved a vote of confidence by Tory MPs.
But just 21 per cent of people polled said they thought Mr Johnson will resign.
Meanwhile nearly six in 10 (56 per cent) people said they thought Rishi Sunak was right to resign as chancellor.
The team at Independent TV have prepared the following video to explain the background to tonight's most seismic resignations:
Boris Johnson was forced into a chaotic reshuffle on Tuesday night after potential leadership rivals Rishi Sunak quit as chancellor and Sajid Javid resigned as health secretary (Adam Forrest writes).
The prime minister faces the biggest leadership crisis of his premiership after his handling of the row over scandal-hit ex-deputy chief whip Chris Pincher also sparked a flurry of resignations by envoys and parliamentary aides.
In scathing remarks, Mr Javid said voters believed the government was neither competent nor "acting in the national interest", while Mr Sunak said Britain deserved an administration that is run "properly, competently and seriously".
Nadhim Zahawi was promoted to be the new chancellor, with universities minister Michelle Donelan stepping up to take his place as education secretary. Steve Barclay, the PM's chief of staff, was given the role of health secretary.
According to reports, Mr Johnson had wanted Liz Truss as chancellor but Mr Zahawi forced his hand by threatening to join the rebellion and quit if he was not given the job at No 11.
Boris Johnson forced into crisis reshuffle as Zahawi replaces Sunak
Noted Johnson loyalist Nadine Dorries rushed to the prime minister's side this evening after the resignation of two of his key ministers.
Sky News captured this footage:
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has accused the new chancellor of acting in his own interest.
The Labour MP tweeted after the appointment of Nadhim Zahawi to head the Treasury that the cabinet was propping up a "failing prime minister".
A new Tory Chancellor appointed.
Tory ministers and MPs continue to prop up a failing Prime Minister.
Our country and our economy needs leaders that will act in our best interests.
It's clear that the Prime Minister and Chancellor are only acting in theirs.
Boris Johnson has lost another minister on a night of resignations.
Alex Chalk, solicitor general for England and Wales, told the prime minister he was leaving his role due to the cumulative impact of a series of scandals.
The Cheltenham MP said it was "with great sadness" he was quitting the post but he could not "defend the indefensible".
With great sadness I am resigning as Solicitor General. I won't be doing media interviews. pic.twitter.com/8kr9ecRECg
Nadhim Zahawi secured his new role as chancellor by threatening to join the rebellion against Boris Johnson, according to a report.
The Express cites government sources as saying the prime minister wanted Liz Truss to be his new chancellor but Mr Zahawi forced his hand by threatening to resign as education secretary if not promoted.
Mr Zahawi was reportedly planning to leave overnight before he was called in by the prime minister to be asked why he had not declared his loyalty. Ms Truss had already publicly stated she would back Mr Johnson.
What might have seemed one of the less controversial moves this evening - the appointment of Michelle Donelan as education secretary - has not gone down well in all quarters.
Responding directly to the official Downing Street Twitter account's announcement of the replacement for new chancellor Nadhim Zahawi at the top of the Department for Education, Tory MP Lucy Allan wrote: "Seriously".
The member for Telford was a fan of Mr Zahawi, calling him "a brilliant and inspirational education secretary".
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he would welcome a snap general election and the country needed a change of government after Boris Johnson's hold on power crumbled.
Asked if he would support a national poll if one were called in the next two weeks, Sir Keir said: "Yes. We need a fresh start for Britain. We need a change of government and this government is collapsing."
Nadhim Zahawi has walked out of Number 10 for the first time as Britain's chancellor.
He held a brown envelope, remained silent and appeared expressionless as he walked towards a ministerial car waiting on Downing Street.
He made no comment when asked by reporters if he would "spray public money around to save Boris Johnson's skin'' before the car pulled away.
Boris Johnson's government has lost another trade envoy as Theo Clarke MP resigned her role promoting British interests in Kenya.
Ms Clarke said the prime minister showed a "severe lack of judgement" in appointing Chris Pincher to a position of care for MPs in knowledge of sexual misconduct claims against him.
I am very sad to be resigning as the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Kenya with immediate effect?? pic.twitter.com/rBKSdbMCQ7
Michelle Donelan will replace Nadhim Zahawi as education secretary after Boris Johnson appointed the latter his new chancellor.
Ms Donelan was formerly a junior education minister.
Nadhim Zahawi is the new Chancellor, after winning a tussle with Liz Truss for the role in Boris Johnson's crisis reshuffle.
More follows here:
Nadhim Zahawi is the new Chancellor after Rishi Sunak resignation
Our health correspondent Rebecca Thomas reports:
NHS leaders have warned that incoming health secretary Steve Barclay cannot "sugar coat" the big challenges facing healthcare amid battles over fair NHS pay, crumbing hospital buildings and a growing workforce crisis.
And speaking with The Independent, Colenzo Jarret Thorpe, health lead for Unite the Union said he feared the departure of Mr Javid could push back the government's decision over what pay uplift to award NHS staff.
He added: "Whoever comes in will need time to get on top of their brief. There is no propect in the change of the government direction unil a change in prime minister or a change in government."
You can read the full report on the response from health leaders here:
New health secretary Steve Barclay cannot 'sugar coat' NHS challenges, leaders warn
My colleagues on The Independent's video desk have this round-up of Boris Johnson's tumultuous summer so far.
Conservative MP for South Cambridgeshire, Anthony Browne, has told Sky News he supports a change in the 1922 Committee's rules over allowing another no-confidence vote in Boris Johnson.
"There's the 1922 Committee, they've got rules at the moment which means they can only have one vote of no confidence per year," Mr Browne said. "There's a new election for the secretariat of that, the executive, it's within their legal rights to change the rules and to require a new vote of no confidence.
"What I do know is the prime minister has lost the confidence of very large parts of his parliamentary party and I just don't think it's sustainable."
Boris Johnson has told Sajid Javid he was "sorry" to receive his resignation letter as health secretary and suggested his Government would "continue to deliver" plans for the NHS.
In a brief letter, the prime minister wrote: "Dear Saj, Thank you for your letter this evening tendering your resignation. I was very sorry to receive it. You have served this government, and the people of the United Kingdom, with distinction."
Mr Johnson noted Mr Javid's work to tackle Covid backlogs and other plans for the health service, and vowed that "the Government will continue to deliver on them".
"You will be greatly missed, and I look forward to your contribution from the backbenches," he concluded.
Tory MP Virginia Crosbie has become the fourth parliamentary private secretary to resign this evening.
In a letter to the prime minister, she said: "Sadly, I am forced to say that the sheer number of allegations of impropriety and illegality - many of them centred around Downing Street and your premiership - is quite simply making your position untenable."
She claimed that his "considerable achievements" are being "overshadowed by the simple calculation I believe the country has made - that you cannot be trusted to tell the truth".
Ynys Mon MP Virginia Crosbie has resigned as PPS to the Wales Office. pic.twitter.com/9gEcoSWhdt
Tory MP Michael Fabricant has claimed there was "obvious collusion" in tonight's resignations, and has given his thoughts on who should take up the vacant posts.
Sajid has resigned TWICE now from a Boris Government and there was obvious collusion with Rishi. Neither got on with Boris.
My shuffle suggestion: Nadhim for Chancellor, Nadine for Health Secretary.
Nadhim Zahawi was recently seen entering No 10, and did not respond when asked by press outside whether he was "standing by the prime minister".
Former prime minister Theresa May has been pictured at the opera as the political drama engulfing her successor's premiership unfolds tonight.
I AM AT THE OPERA AND THERESA MAY IS HERE LIVING HER BEST LIFE!!! pic.twitter.com/FmVXXvbNFc
It is said to be a performance of Cavalleria Rusticana, an opera in one act.
Our political correspondent Adam Forrest has more on the news that Steve Barclay will replace Sajid Javid as health secretary.
You can refresh this breaking story for updates:
Boris Johnson has written a letter to Rishi Sunak following his resignation as chancellor.
The prime minister said Mr Sunak had "provided outstanding service to the country through the most challenging period for our economy in peacetime history".
He concludes: "I have enormously valued your advice and deep commitment to public service and will miss working with you in government."
The PM's response to Rishi Sunak. https://t.co/kOAASKihmX pic.twitter.com/uVR9e0ELhx
Universities minister Michelle Donelan has been spotted entering No 10 shortly after Nadhim Zahawi.
She did not make any comment as she walked into Downing Street, minutes after the education secretary.
Steve Barclay has been appointed the new health secretary, according to The Telegraph and Sky News.
The minister was brought in as Boris Johnson's chief of staff at No 10 in February, as he pledged to tighten his operation at Downing Street in response to the Partygate scandal.
BREAKING Steve Barclay is the new Health Secretary
Lord Frost, who was a special adviser to Boris Johnson when the now-PM was foreign secretary under Theresa May, has said that Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid have "done the right thing".
The former Brexit negotiator added there is "no chance" of Mr Johnson putting in place the change in approach needed to running a government.
You can read his letter calling for the PM to quit in full here:
Sunak and Javid resignations: Lord Frost's letter in full
Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has been spotted entering Downing Street.
He reportedly did not answer when asked by press outside whether he was "standing by the prime minister".
Another parliamentary private secretary - West Bromwich East MP Nichola Richards - has resigned, following in the recent footsteps of Jonathan Gullis and Saqib Bhatti.
I will always remain loyal to my constituents and the Conservative Party. Tonight I've made the tough decision to resign as a PPS. pic.twitter.com/XrM8IrzreJ
Tory MP Andrew Murrison has stepped down from his post as trade envoy to Morocco, writing a letter to Boris Johnson in which he calls for the prime minister to resign.
"Others must square, as best they can, their continuing enjoyment of your patronage with their personal sense of decency, honour and integrity, but I no longer can," he wrote.
"Your position has become unrecoverable. I strongly urge you to resign."
The manner in which he published the letter may also have caused some eyebrows to furrow:
If you really really squint, this is Andrew Morrison resigning as a trade envoy to Morocco. He says the PM's position has become "unrecoverable" https://t.co/uoMDfQDuT4
Tory MP Sally-Ann Hart, who previously backed Boris Johnson in June's confidence vote, has said she is no longer able to support him.
Considering the further revelations that have come to light, and given that the integrity of Parliament must be upheld, on behalf of my constituents of Hastings and Rye I am no longer able to support Boris Johnson as Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister.