Martin Reynolds, Boris Johnson's former principle private secretary, has admitted his ex-boss blew 'hot and cold' during the pandemic. Credit: PA

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But many Conservative figures, including former Prime Minister Sir John Major, have said Johnson should go sooner The use of disappearing WhatsApp messages is permitted as civil servants and ministerial private offices are required to record and log official decisions for the official record, Downing Street has said. Downing Street has just released a list of ministers it has appointed after the slew of resignations in the past few days: The inquiry also heard how Mr Reynolds turned on the "disappearing messages" function in a WhatsApp group with the prime minister and other key advisers. From this point on, a steady drip of partygate stories provided a constant distraction for the government, including photographs of Mr Johnson at a Christmas quiz and sitting in the garden of Number 10 while staff apparently drank wine and chatted.In 2005, while campaigning to be the Conservative MP for Henley-on-Thames, Johnson is widely reported as saying: He could also be ousted by a vote of no confidence in Parliament, but this would rely on Tory MPs supporting an opposition motion and voting against their own government - an unlikely scenario. Health Secretary Sajid Javid says : "It was right for the police to take breaches in No10 seriously and for the PM to apologise.

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Opposition politicians have called for Parliament to be recalled and for a no-confidence vote, with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer saying the PM and chancellor should resign Others include ex-Number 10 director of communications Lee Cain and top adviser Dominic Cummings, who are expected to appear on Tuesday morning. It is no use blaming uppity and irresponsible women for becoming pregnant in the absence of a husband. Given their natural desire to have babies, and the tininess of what the sociologist William Julius Wilson has called the ‘marriageable pool’, it is the only answer.

Asked why he had turned the function on, Mr Reynolds said: “I can guess or I can speculate, but I cannot recall exactly why I did so.” Mr Johnson attracted further criticism by falsely accusing Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer of failing to prosecute Jimmy Savile while director of public prosecutions. If you do nothing, you will be auto-enrolled in our premium digital monthly subscription plan and retain complete access for 65 € per month.