The former chancellor said he will restore trust following Boris Johnson’s premiership.

Around a dozen hopefuls are considering standing to succeed Boris Johnson.

The US president did not refer to the Prime Minister by name in a brief statement to mark his departure.

Senior figures are warning of a summer of “chaos” if the outgoing Prime Minister carries on until a new leader is elected.

The Prime Minister has said he is not quitting, despite calls from Tory MPs and ministers to stand down.

A vote of backbench Tory MPs could help seal Boris Johnson’s fate.

Will Quince said he had ‘no choice’ but resign after statements about the appointment of Chris Pincher were shown to be untrue.

Ex-Foreign Office permanent secretary Lord McDonald said the PM was told ‘in person’ about an inquiry into the former deputy chief whip.

The former deputy chief whip was investigated over his conduct when he was a Foreign Office minister in 2019.

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said it was not considered appropriate to block his appointment as deputy chief whip.

Boris Johnson is facing calls to expel Chris Pincher from the Tory Party after he allegedly groped two men in a London club.

Chris Pincher quit after he ’embarrassed myself and other people’ in a reported drunken incident at the Carlton Club.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived for a ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the handover of the ex-British colony.

Chris Pincher apologised to the PM for his conduct after he ’embarrassed’ himself and others.

Steve Baker said the only reason to go to the polls early was to circumvent an inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament.

The Foreign Secretary said any attempt by Beijing to seize the self-governing island would be a ‘catastrophic miscalculation’.

The Defence Secretary said the armed forces have lived on ‘a diet of smoke and mirrors, hollowed-out formations and fantasy savings’.

General Sir Patrick Sanders said there are “no good options” if they fail to deter further Russian aggression in Europe.

‘We are not at war – but must act rapidly so that we aren’t drawn into one,’ General Sir Patrick Sanders will say.