Brits are 'fed up hearing about things I stuffed up', Boris Johnson has claimed, as pressure on his leadership continues to mount
The departure of Mr Dowden may also prompt a reshuffle in the Prime Minister's top team, with reports that Priti Patel could be asked to leave her Home Secretary role to become party chair.
The Liberal Democrats said Mr Johnson's comments show "this leopard has no intention of changing his spots".The PM, who is 4,000 miles away at a Commonwealth conference in Rwanda, pledged to "listen" after the huge by-election defeats in Tiverton and Wakefield, amid concerns that support for his leadership is ebbing away.
However, he remained resolute on Friday that he would not be going anywhere, insisting that such defeats were typical of mid-term governments. Mr Johnson added: "There will still be some tough times ahead, no doubt people will continue to beat me up and say this or that to attack me."In the end, voters, journalists, they have no-one else to make their complaints to, I have to take that."
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