Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis resigned, telling the PM that Government requires honesty, integrity and mutual respect . Helen Whately then also quit.
The PM has admitted defeat after a shattering intervention from Nadhim Zahawi, who was only appointed on Tuesday night. He told Mr Johnson that his situation is not sustainable .
Britons continued to feast on the political drama around Boris Johnson after news broke that he is to resign as Prime Minister - with plenty of hilarious memes being posted on social media this morning.