Where does the Cabinet stand? After two shock resignations leave Boris Johnson dangling by a thread, a look at who else is looking for the exit… and who is still in his corner
STAYING
Dominic Raab
Deputy Prime Minister: Allies say ‘there’s no way he’s going’.
Liz Truss
Foreign Secretary: She is said to be ‘100 per cent behind the Prime Minister’.
Priti Patel
Home Secretary: Staying in Government.
STAYING: Dominic Raab: Deputy PM and Therese Coffey: Pensions
Nadine Dorries
Culture Secretary: She said: ‘I am 100 per cent behind Boris Johnson, the PM who consistently gets all the big decisions right.’
Ben Wallace
Defence Secretary: Declared yesterday he’s definitely staying.
Steve Barclay
Ex-Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, now Health Secretary.
STAYING: Nadine Dorries: Culture and Priti Patel: Home Secretary
Nadhim Zahawi
Ex-Education Secretary. Now appointed to Chancellor.
Michael Gove
Levelling Up Secretary: It was confirmed that he will stay, after an hour of speculation.
Kwasi Kwarteng
Business Secretary: Staying in Government.
STAYING: Grant Shapps: Transport and Michael Gove: Levelling Up
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
International Trade Secretary: ‘Going nowhere’ according to sources.
Therese Coffey
Work and Pensions Secretary: Sources confirmed after 90 minutes that she is not resigning.
Grant Shapps
Transport Secretary: Confirmed to be staying.
STAYING: Kwasi Kwarteng: Business and Anne-Marie Trevelyan: Trade
George Eustice
Environment Secretary: Said to be staying.
Brandon Lewis
Northern Ireland Secretary: Staying, but his parliamentary private secretary Jonathan Gullis has resigned.
Alister Jack
Scottish Secretary: Said last night that he ‘fully support the Prime Minister’.
Baroness Evans
Leader of the House of Lords: Staying put.
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Brexit Minister: Said last night that he ‘wouldn’t get too excited about resignations.’
BUT SILENCE FROM
Alok Sharma
COP26 President: No response.
Simon Hart
Welsh Secretary: No response.
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