Michael Gove, a senior member of the cabinet, tells Boris Johnson to step down as the number of ministers resigning grows.
At least 31 ministers and aides have now quit the government, including Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak who resigned yesterday.
Javid, who stepped down as health secretary, told MPs at lunchtime that "treading the tightrope between loyalty and integrity" had become impossible.
Boris Johnson has insisted he won't leave No 10. He is answering questions from senior backbench MPs at the Liaison Committee now.
There are calls for the rules of the 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs to be changed to allow another confidence vote in the PM
MPs are angry at Johnson's handling of sexual misconduct claims against former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher - and what he said about what he kn
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