BREAKING: Priti Patel has sided with a delegation of Cabinet ministers urging Boris Johnson to leave Downing Street.
was also among the group, which included other once-loyal allies Grant Shapps and Brandon Lewis, demanding the prime minister quits.
Seventeen ministers, and a line of ministerial aides, resigned as Mr Johnson’s authority drained away in a dramatic 24 hours in Westminster. Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative 1922 Committee, was thought to be in Downing Street communicating the views of backbenchers following the meeting in Parliament dominated by MPs calling for Mr Johnson to go.
After being repeatedly pressed for a direct answer, Mr Johnson said ‘of course’ he ruled out triggering a general election if the Tories force him from office.
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