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06th Jul 2022

‘The game is up’, Chief Whip tells Prime Minister

Jack Peat

KIGALI, RWANDA - JUNE 25: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for the Leaders' Retreat on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at Intare Conference Arena on June 25, 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. Leaders of Commonwealth countries meet every two years for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), hosted by different member countries on a rotating basis. Since 1971, a total of 24 meetings have been held, with the most recent being in the UK in 2018. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Boris Johnson may have a battle on his hands to make it to the end of the day at this rate

Boris Johnson’s days as prime minister look to be numbered after he was hit by a slew of resignations in the wake of the Chris Pincher scandal.

Times reporter Lara Spirit has revealed that Chris Heaton-Harris, the Chief Whip, has told Johnson “the game is up”, effectively hammering the final nail into his coffin.

The PM was on the receiving end of a bruising during Prime Minister’s Questions today.

Sir Keir Starmer called him a “pathetic spectacle” as he tried to defend his position by dragging up former Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn.

He was waved at by David Lammy, criticised by his own back benches and was seen wincing as he was confronted over the Pincher allegations.

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