while that confirmed he will stand down? borisjohnson in the next few hours will tell us all that he is resigning and making way for a conservative leadership contest. he plans to stay as prime minister while that contest happens, although my phone has been buzzing with conservative mps saying they think borisjohnson conservative mps saying they think boris johnson needs conservative mps saying they think borisjohnson needs to go now, because of the level of bad blood and everything that happens over the past 48 hours. borisjohnson has been pushed over the edge. last night he wanted to stay, he was planning a reshuffle and to put more people into the senior government roles that were vacant. but he has been pushed over the edge by nadhim zahawi, the new chancellor, a man in most for a day, saying he has changed his mind. michelle donelan. borisjohnson did not make the choice, he has been forced out of office. the writing to many was on the wall when rishi sunak and sajid javid walked o
and in september a fresh start and get to a position where we win the next election, because we deserve to win. i believe we can be in that position. we have to deliver it with a great imperative. has position. we have to deliver it with a great imperative. a great imperative. has the brand been damaged a great imperative. has the brand been damaged too a great imperative. has the brand been damaged too much - a great imperative. has the brand been damaged too much 1234? i a great imperative. has the brand i been damaged too much 1234? the conservative been damaged too much 1234? the conservative party been damaged too much 1234? the conservative party endures. - been damaged too much 1234? the conservative party endures. i i conservative party endures. i believe in the conservative party, i have believed we need to shift emphasis. but it is a broad church. people are generally tories, even if they vote labour. i want to see people given good government. i believe in the conse
the former foreign secretary could stand. potentially rishi sunak and sajid javid. i think by the end of today we will have quite a lot of people declaring they want to succeed boris johnson. he wants to stay until the autumn, he is going to announce in the next few minutes he is resigning, the question is who takes over. it might be whether it question is who takes over. it might be whether it is question is who takes over. it might be whether it is serving question is who takes over. it might be whether it is serving cabinet i be whether it is serving cabinet ministers who have stayed with boris johnson, all the criticism of the past few months, or whether the conservative party membership are more likely to choose somebody like jeremy hunt who was not a brexiteer but has not been in this administration and therefore potentially can make an argument he is not responsible for the errors in government. the is not responsible for the errors in government- is not responsible for t
timetable. after the past 48 hours the situation has become unsustainable for boris johnson the situation has become unsustainable for borisjohnson and after a morning of trying to figure out his way through it they realised what everyone else realised. it is over. . , over. reading the times, the prime minister spoke over. reading the times, the prime minister spoke to over. reading the times, the prime minister spoke to sir over. reading the times, the prime minister spoke to sir graham i over. reading the times, the prime minister spoke to sir graham brady | minister spoke to sir graham brady at 8:30am at this morning and said he reflected on that conversation and decided it was in the interests of the party and country to announce his departure. there will be relief, won t there? won t there? amongst many conservative won t there? amongst many conservative mps won t there? amongst many conservative mps and i won t there? amongst many conservative mps and the i won t there
into a place where he could continue. the resignations today have been enough to push him over the edge. have been enough to push him over the edae. ., , have been enough to push him over theedue. ., the edge. people will say haven t his suworters the edge. people will say haven t his supporters being the edge. people will say haven t his supporters being acting - the edge. people will say haven t his supporters being acting like l his supporters being acting like headless chickens, how can you support the prime minister one day and say privately you were saying something different? it is very damaging to the whole conservative leadership? it is damaging to the whole conservative leadershi - ? , , ., leadership? it is very fair question. leadership? it is very fair question, it leadership? it is very fair question, it is leadership? it is very fair question, it is a - leadership? it is very fair question, it is a questionj leadership? it is very fair - question, it is a que