Boris Johnson: Michael Gove tells PM it's time to step down
Michael Gove has privately told Boris Johnson it is time to step down as Prime Minister after suffering a series of devastating resignations, including two senior cabinet ministers.
The Secretary leveler, who was absent as Mr Johnson faced a grilling of Tory MPs in the Commons, told the Prime Minister he was due to step down at a meeting on Wednesday morning. their posts and Tory MPs demanding a second vote of confidence.
However, just hours after the exchange, first reported by the Daily Mail, the Prime Minister defied calls to resign, telling MPs he had a "colossal mandate" to continue in Number 10.
Mr. Johnson declined to comment on the meeting when questioned by MPs on the Liaison Committee later on Wednesday, saying he "would not comment routinely on political events".
Mr. Gove withdrew his backing of Mr Johnson's top Tory leadership candidacy in 2016 following the Brexit referendum, saying he had "reluctantly" concluded that the then London mayor "couldn't not provide leadership in building the team for the task at hand."
The duo ran in the 2019 leadership contest following Theresa May's resignation from the n No 10 Mr Gove was named to Mr Johnson after the former Foreign Secretary won the race.
Mr. Gove has so far remained loyal to the Prime Minister - including through the Partygate scandal - first as a Cabinet Minister and in his current role as Upgrade Secretary.
The Comments from Wednesday's private meeting between the pair emerged after Sajid Javid, who quit as Health Secretary last night, delivered a gut-wrenching statement of resignation in the House of Commons.
With the Prime Minister in the bedroom, Mr Javid called on his former cabinet colleagues to oust Mr Johnson from office, warning them: 'Doing nothing is an active decision'.
M . Javid said he had continued to give Mr Johnson the benefit of the doubt during the Partygate scandal - after being assured that no rules had been broken 'from the highest level of government Prime Minister's team".
After saying "enough is enough", he added: "I'm afraid the reset button can only work a certain number of times. It doesn't There are only so many times you can turn this machine on and off before you realize something is seriously wrong."
Michael Gove has privately told Boris Johnson it is time to step down as Prime Minister after suffering a series of devastating resignations, including two senior cabinet ministers.
The Secretary leveler, who was absent as Mr Johnson faced a grilling of Tory MPs in the Commons, told the Prime Minister he was due to step down at a meeting on Wednesday morning. their posts and Tory MPs demanding a second vote of confidence.
However, just hours after the exchange, first reported by the Daily Mail, the Prime Minister defied calls to resign, telling MPs he had a "colossal mandate" to continue in Number 10.
Mr. Johnson declined to comment on the meeting when questioned by MPs on the Liaison Committee later on Wednesday, saying he "would not comment routinely on political events".
Mr. Gove withdrew his backing of Mr Johnson's top Tory leadership candidacy in 2016 following the Brexit referendum, saying he had "reluctantly" concluded that the then London mayor "couldn't not provide leadership in building the team for the task at hand."
The duo ran in the 2019 leadership contest following Theresa May's resignation from the n No 10 Mr Gove was named to Mr Johnson after the former Foreign Secretary won the race.
Mr. Gove has so far remained loyal to the Prime Minister - including through the Partygate scandal - first as a Cabinet Minister and in his current role as Upgrade Secretary.
The Comments from Wednesday's private meeting between the pair emerged after Sajid Javid, who quit as Health Secretary last night, delivered a gut-wrenching statement of resignation in the House of Commons.
With the Prime Minister in the bedroom, Mr Javid called on his former cabinet colleagues to oust Mr Johnson from office, warning them: 'Doing nothing is an active decision'.
M . Javid said he had continued to give Mr Johnson the benefit of the doubt during the Partygate scandal - after being assured that no rules had been broken 'from the highest level of government Prime Minister's team".
After saying "enough is enough", he added: "I'm afraid the reset button can only work a certain number of times. It doesn't There are only so many times you can turn this machine on and off before you realize something is seriously wrong."
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