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Boris Johnson news – live: PM refuses to resign and says he’d rather be ‘dead in a ditch’ than seek Brexit delay

All the latest developments as they happened

Adam Forrest,Lizzy Buchan,Jon Sharman
Thursday 05 September 2019 15:51 EDT
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Boris Johnson refused to resign in the wake of his own brother’s decision to quit the government over an “unresolvable tension” between the national interest and family ties. Jo Johnson also announced his intention to stand down at the next election.

After a meandering speech in West Yorkshire, the prime minister was asked if he would follow his younger sibling out of the doors of parliament but said: “My job is to get us out on 31 October and that is what we’re going to do.”

And things went from bad to worse for the prime minister, as one man politely asked him to “please leave my town”, while another heckled him in front of TV cameras in Morley.

It all comes after the PM suffered a crushing double defeat in the Commons as MPs pushed through a bill to block a no-deal Brexit and voted down his plan to hold a snap general election.

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This from the off-duty police officer who was stabbed during the London Bridge terror attack...

Jon Sharman5 September 2019 17:47

Here is the moment Boris Johnson said he would rather be "dead in a ditch" than delay Brexit.

Ibrahim Salha5 September 2019 17:48

This is unfortunate both for the police cadet involved and the prime minister.

Jon Sharman5 September 2019 17:49
Jon Sharman5 September 2019 17:50

Money promised by the government to help the country meet its 2050 net-zero target is just 0.1 per cent of what is required, environmental experts have warned, writes Phoebe Weston.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was awarded £30m extra in the latest spending round to “accelerate progress” on decarbonisation projects next year.

However, Mike Childs, head of policy at Friends of the Earth, said the amount “completely undermines” the UK’s commitment to cut greenhouse gases to zero overall by 2050.

He described it as little more than a “few financial crumbs”.

Jon Sharman5 September 2019 17:54

Dr Chaand Nagpaul, the British Medical Council (BMA) chairman, has called Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg "irresponsible" for his comments about an NHS doctor.

He said: "Jacob Rees-Mogg's latest insult about Dr David Nicholl is utterly disgraceful and totally irresponsible.

"Highly experienced doctors like David Nicholl who decide to speak out about risks to life and patient care, should be supported and listened to, not attacked and derided by those who hold positions of responsibility.

"This unwarranted attack is particularly galling as Mr Rees-Mogg belongs to the same Government that called upon Dr Nicholl's' expertise to help draft medical opinion for Operation Yellowhammer and who also wrote the mitigations for the event of a no-deal."

Lizzy Buchan5 September 2019 18:07

A claim from a Labour MP...

Jon Sharman5 September 2019 18:09

The prime minister is copping criticism for his use of police officers as a backdrop to his speech earlier.

Chiara.Giordano5 September 2019 18:27

Northern Ireland minister Nick Hurd has become the latest Tory MP to announce he will step down at the next general election.

Chiara.Giordano5 September 2019 18:33

He said in a statement: “Fourteen years ago, my intention was to serve in parliament for as long as my constituents continued to elect me.  

“However, much has changed since then. Politics is now dominated by the ongoing division over Brexit.”

Chiara.Giordano5 September 2019 18:35

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