Boris Johnson has said he is 'sorry' to receive resignation letters from Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid
The Chancellor and Health Secretary announced their resignations shortly after the Prime Minister issued a grovelling apology for appointing MP Chris Pincher - who has still not resigned as MP.
"Sadly, in the current circumstances, the public are concluding that we are now neither. The vote of confidence last month showed that a large number of our colleagues agree. "I am sad to be leaving Government but I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that we cannot continue like this." "What we're seeing this week is a repeat of what we've seen so many times, which is Government ministers going out onto the airwaves, giving answers to questions, and no sooner have they finished the media round that the answers they've given aren't accurate because the Prime Minister and Number 10 haven't been straight with them.
And despite cracks appearing in the Cabinet, some members have confirmed that they will continue to back the PM.
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