Politics Live Blog As It Happened: Turmoil in Downing Street – Resignations and Letters of No Confidence
There could be more than 20 no-confidence letters
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Liveblog managed by Sasha Nouyou and Olivia Frost
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10:56 GMT+0000
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Friday 04/02/2022
Johnson faces a series of resignations and letters of no-confidence following his handling of Partygate and recent comments on Sir Kier Starmer.
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At a Glance...
MP Aaron Bell submits letter of no-confidence
Submission of letter of no-confidence brings to total to around 20, though the exact number is not known.
A fifth aide has resigned following PM’s handling of “Partygate” and comments on Sir Kier Starmer.
Boris Johnson tells No 10 staff “change is good” and thanks outgoing staff for their contributions.