In his column for the Daily Mail, the former prime minister said Labour's landslide victory is 'not all it seems'.

Boris Johnson blames 'Pied Piper of Clacton' Nigel Farage for Tory defeat

Around a dozen hopefuls are considering standing to succeed Boris Johnson.

Minister says PM can be replaced before end of summer as leadership race starts

070722 Boris Johnson delivers his resignation statement in Downing Street, PA

Now the question remains of whether he should stay on as caretaker prime minister until the autumn.

On Thursday for several hours, there was only one minister left in the Department for Education in the crucial run-up to GCSE and A-level results.

After Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid quit their top Cabinet roles, more resignations followed saying they have lost confidence in the PM.

The prime minister has vowed the party will 'keep going' - but Tory chair Oliver Dowden's resignation came as shock to him, writes Daniel Hewitt.

The Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum says he has been expelled from the group for "casting doubt on Boris Johnson's moral fitness".