HE CAN'T GO ON

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- PIPPA CRERAR

EVEN Boris Johnson's most blinkered allies "know it's all over" for him, a Tory MP says.

The Prime Minister was left seriously wounded last night after Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid quit the Cabinet.

The two top Tories launched their coup amid fury over Mr Johnson's handling of the Chris Pincher scandal.

The resignations came within minutes of the PM finally admitting it was a "mistake" to appoint his ally Mr Pincher as Deputy Chief Whip.

The Partygate scandal had left Mr Johnson in the last chance saloon with many of his MPs.

Senior Tories were last night saying the PM is fatally damaged and would be gone by the weekend.

Some loyalists such as Deputy PM Dominic Raab, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Housing Secretary Michael Gove are sticking by him for now.

One angry Tory MP told the Mirror: "If he had any decency then he'd resign, but he won't.

"The Cabinet know it's over but they keep propping him up."

Tories believe that if Mr Johnson refuses to quit, the backbench 1922 Committee may change the rules to allow another confidence vote in him in the coming months.

VALUES

In an explosive letter, Mr Javid said he could not "in good conscience" stay in the Government while Mr Johnson remained in charge.

He added: "The tone you set as a leader, and the values you represent, reflect on your colleagues, your party and ultimately the country.

"Conservatives... may not have always been popular, but we have been competent in acting in the national interest. Sadly, in the current circumstances, the public are concluding that we are now neither.

"The vote of confidence last month showed that a large number of our colleagues agree. It was a moment for humility, grip and new direction.