Boris Johnson has quit in a major statement after being forced out by Tory bloodbath. Latest:
The crisis climaxed in the past 24 hours when Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid both quit the Cabinet and called for him to go.
It fired the starting gun on a wave of ministerial resignations that has so far swelled to around 40 Tories.BORIS JOHNSON'S ZOMBIE CABINET BORIS Johnson has made Cabinet appointments this morning as he plans to soldier on for a few more months:James Cleverly has been appointed as Secretary of State for EducationKit Malthouse has been appointed as ChancellorAndrew Stephenson MP as Minister without Portfolio. He will attend Cabinet.backbenchers withdrew their support and demanded the PM steps down for the good of the party and country.
Until hours ago the PM was defiantly vowing to remain in post and even fight to win the next election. He told the Commons: "The job of a prime minister in difficult circumstances when he's been handed a colossal mandate is to keep going - and that's what I'm going to do."
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