Who's said they're sticking with Boris Johnson, who's quit, and who's stayed quiet?

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Boris Johnson's leadership has been rocked by the bombshell resignations of Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid followed by dozens of other ministers.

Here ITV News keeps track of who has quit since Tuesday evening, which key figures in government are still supporting the prime minister, and who is remaining quiet on the issue for now.

Who has quit?

1. Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak

2. Former Health Secretary Sajid Javid

3. Conservative Party Vice Chair Bim Afolami

4. Trade Envoy to Morocco Andrew Murrison

5. Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for NI Jonathan Gullis

6. Parliamentary Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Saqib Bhatti

7. Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department of Transport Nicola Richards

8. Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Welsh Office Virginia Crosbie

9. The PM's Trade Envoy to Kenya Theo Clarke

10. Solicitor General Alex Chalk


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11. Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department of Transport Laura Trott

12. Parliamentary Under-secretary of State for Children and Families at the Department for Education Will Quince

13. Minister of State for School Standards at the Department for Education Robin Walker

14. Minister of State at the Treasury John Glen

15. Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins

16. Former Environment Minister Jo Churchill

17. Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Business Felicity Buchan

18. Minister of state for housing at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Stuart Andrew

19. Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Treasury Selaine Saxby

20. Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Treasury Claire Coutinho

21. Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department for Education David Johnston

22. Minister for Equalities and Minister for Local Government, Faith and Communities Kemi Badenoch

23. Minister of state at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Julia Lopez

24. Parliamentary Under-secretary of State at the Department for Work & Pensions Mims Davies

25. Parliamentary Under-secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Lee Rowley

26. Parliamentary Under-secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Neil O'Brien

27. Parliamentary Under-secretary of State at the Department for Education Alex Burghart

28. Parliamentary Secretary of State for Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Duncan Baker

29. Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Treasury Craig Williams

30. Parliamentary Under-secretary of State for Safeguarding at the Home Office Rachel Maclean

31. Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office Mark Logan

32. Minister for Exports and Minister for Equalities Mike Freer

33. Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Mark Fletcher

34. Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department for Education Sara Britcliffe

35. Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Scottish Office Ruth Edwards

36. Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department for International Trade Peter Gibson

37. Trade Envoy David Duguid

38. Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs James Sunderland

39. Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Ministry of Housing and Local Government Jacob Young

40. Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions James Daly

41. UK Trade Envoy to New Zealand David Mundell

42. Parliamentary Private Secretary for the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Danny Kruger

43. Welsh Secretary Simon Hart

44. Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department of Health and Social Care James Davies

45. Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, Edward Argar

46. Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care Gareth Davies

47. Former Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis

48. Treasury Minister Helen Whatley

49. Security Minister Damian Hinds

50. Science Minister George Freeman

51. Pensions Minister Guy Opperman

52. Technology Minister Chris Philp

53. Courts' Minister James Cartlidge

54. Education Secretary Michelle Donelan

55. Vice chair of the Conservative Party Caroline Johnson

56. Deputy Chair of the Conservative Party Luke Hall

A host of MPs - though they have not resigned - have submitted letters withdrawing their support for the PM, including Lee Anderson and Tom Hunt who had been fervent supporters of Mr Johnson.

Who's been sacked?

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove was sacked on Wednesday night.

He is understood to have privately told the PM he must go at a meeting on Wednesday morning before he faced PMQs, according to Mail+.

His spokesperson did not deny the reports when approached by ITV News.

Who remains in the Cabinet but is telling Boris Johnson to go?

  • Home Secretary Priti Patel

  • Transport Secretary Grant Shapps

  • Attorney General Suella Braverman

  • Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng

  • Newly appointed Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi

Who has said they're sticking with the PM?

  • Justice Secretary Dominic Raab

  • Foreign Secretary Liz Truss

  • Steve Barclay, newly appointed health secretary

  • Defence Secretary Ben Wallace

  • International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan

  • Environment Secretary George Eustice

  • Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey

  • Scotland Secretary Alister Jack

  • Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency Jacob-Rees Mogg

  • Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries

President for COP26 Alok Sharma, although he did not explicitly state his support, in a tweet on Tuesday evening said he is "getting on with [his] job working with countries to deliver on their COP26 commitments".

Who is yet to signal their intent?

  • Leader of the House of Lords, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park (though No 10 has said it is confident of her support)