While most people say it was the right decision for Johnson to stand down, some Uxbridge locals have sympathy for the situation he found himself in. As of tonight there aren't enough people to keep the business of the government going. Members of Parliament have already been told there aren't even enough people on the bill committees to actually get the legislation through - that is the fundamental business of government." Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has warned that if Johnson does not step down immediately, his party would table a vote of no confidence in the government in Parliament The commission launched its inquiry days after Dominic Cummings, the prime minister’s former chief adviser, claimed in a blog that he had told the PM his “plans to have donors secretly pay for the renovation were unethical, foolish, possibly illegal”. Cummings has said he is willing to give evidence to the commission. The visit, first reported by the Sunday Mirror, has already been criticised for coming as the UK is struggling with a bevy of supermarket and fuel shortages, along with surging inflation and energy costs.

People are hurt and angry at what happened and he has taken full responsibility for that. The inquiry should now be allowed to its work and establish the full facts of what happened”. Downing Street announces 12 new ministers, filling some of the posts left vacant by the recent wave of resignations

If the commission proves that any of these transactions are connected to political activities, they are then considered to be registrable donations or loans and should have been publicly declared. He tells Sky News that Michael Gove offered Johnson the "metaphorical bottle of whisky and the revolver". Johnny Mercer MP to be a Minister of State (Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) at the Cabinet Office. He will attend Cabinet

The shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has seized upon a leaked message from Priti Patel urging other Tory MPs in a WhatsApp group to get behind Boris Johnson. The trip is Johnson’s first foreign holiday since the pandemic began, after several staycations across the UK. I know a lot going on. PM absolutely right to apologise and we need to let the investigation complete its work. Anne Marie Trevelyan followed in her wake but was tight-lipped on whether she was still in support. Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Symonds will no longer be residents of Downing Street (Pictures: Andrew Parsons / No10 Downing Street)

Earlier today, one Tory MP - who quit dramatically from a government post yesterday - told me ministerial posts could prove a challenge to fill. The chairman of the Commons foreign affairs committee, who has never served in government, said he would offer the party a “fresh start”.