Defiant Johnson Refuses to Quit, Fires Gove Over Betrayals
- Plans to fill government positions after slew of resignations
- Johnson is likely to face another confidence vote next week
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Boris Johnson is desperately clinging to power after suffering an avalanche of resignations from his government that’s unprecedented in recent British political history.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng were among senior figures telling Johnson on Wednesday that his time was up, as more than 40 ministers and aides followed the example set a day earlier by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid in quitting. The exodus continued early Thursday with the resignations of Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis and Treasury Minister Helen Whately.