Johnson clings on amid cabinet standoff and dozens of resignations

Downing Street source says ‘he wants to stay and fight’ despite interventions from ministers including Shapps and Patel

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Boris Johnson was locked in an unprecedented standoff with his own cabinet on Wednesday, as he clung to power after an extraordinary day that saw more than 40 resignations, and the sacking of Michael Gove.

The prime minister appeared determined to fight on, despite a delegation of senior cabinet ministers, including the home secretary, Priti Patel, and the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, personally urging him to resign.

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