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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is confident he still has the support of his backbench MPs, his press secretary says, despite the flurry of resignations and public declarations of no confidence in his leadership we have seen today and yesterday.

She also says Johnson would contest another confidence vote if one were held - insisting last month's ballot was "clear and decisive".

Asked if the PM is confident he has the support of his backbenchers, she says simply: "Yes."

Some 211 Tory MPs voted that they had confidence in the PM's leadership last month, while 148 voted against him - widely seen as a significant revolt against Johnson's leadership.

However, it's likely the scale of rebellion has grown since then, with some MPs who were previously loyal now calling on Johnson to go.

After a swathe of ministerial resignations, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was up opposite Labour leader Keir Starmer in the Commons.

Watch their entire exchange at a fiery Prime Minister's Questions.

You could feel the authority draining away from Johnson during PMQspublished at 13:13 British Summer Time 6 July 2022

13:13 BST 6 July 2022

Chris Mason
Political editor

Sometimes politics is subtle. And then there are days like today.

Sitting in the press gallery this lunchtime, you could feel, hear and smell the authority draining away from Boris Johnson.

The faces and demeanour of Conservative MPs. His backbenchers sat there in near silence.

All the noise came from the opposition benches. It was Johnson’s toughest PMQs he’s faced since the general election.

And it’s only lunchtime.

There was a raucous atmosphere as Boris Johnson arrived for PMQs, and as the event got under way we heard of another resignation from health minister Jo Churchill.

So with the PM under growing pressure here's a recap of what happened in the chamber.

• Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer bought silence to the Commons as he read the testimony of a man who’s accused a Conservative former minister of sexual assault
• "I accept that is not easy listening, but it is a reminder to all those propping up this prime minister just how serious this situation is”
• Boris Johnson insisted that when he was given the information that Sir Keir read out about the complaint that was made he "acted immediately"
• He says Chris Pincher no longer has the Conservative whip, has lost his status as a Conservative MP and is now the subject of an independent investigation
• Amid a fresh wave of ministerial resignations this morning, Johnson was asked by Conservative backbencher Tim Loughton in what circumstances he would resign
• Johnson said the "colossal mandate" he had been handed by voters in 2019 meant he should keep going despite the "difficult circumstances" he faced
• SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford also added to the pressure on Johnson telling him - "it really is over" and asked "if the Prime Minister won't resign, will he call a general election?"
• David Davis also called for the PM to resign - something he did six months ago. He said it wasn't in the interests of the country to carry o

Ione Wells
Westminster Correspondent, BBC News

Former minister David Davis has called on Johnson to resign during PMQs before.

This time, he argued that it was now not in the interests of the country for him carry on, but the prime minister hit back saying the government was "getting on with the job" by lowering the national insurance threshold.

This was one of the policies drawn out by the former chancellor Rishi Sunak - who resigned yesterday before it came into practice.

We also heard from Lib Dem Munira Wilson, who said Boris Johnson once wrote: "It is a fact of political biology that we never know when our time is up...in reality we are just terrified of the comedown."

Will the PM heed the advice of his former self and "do the decent thing", she asks?

Johnson says when things are tough, people turn their fire on the leader of the country. But it's his job to get the country through tough times.

We're just going back over PMQs and bringing you any bits that got lost in our feverish reporting of events.

Conservative MP David Davis took to his feet and said: "Six months ago I called on the prime minister to resign, because even then his approach to leadership and integrity" was causing problems.

He called on the PM to go "before it becomes impossible for him to do his job".

Boris Johnson said "I couldn't disagree with him more," and said again the government has just finished a programme to get half a million people off welfare and into work.

We've had another departure. Housing Minister Stuart Andrew says he is resigning "with sadness".

He says loyalty and unity are traits that have "overridden my judgement recently".

"There comes a time when you have to look at your own personal integrity and that time is now."

Javid says it is incumbent on politicians to set standards and take action when these standards are not met in others.

He concludes by saying if he can serve from the backbench it will be a privilege.

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He says those cabinet ministers who have stayed will have their reasons for doing so, but he points out that, not doing something is also an active decision.

Javid says this is not just a personal matter - the philosophy of the Conservative Party is at stake, he argues.

He says Conservative values are at risk.

Javid says he appreciated the PM's kind and humble words when he resigned.

But he says he fears the reset button can only be hit so many times.

He says last month he gave the benefit of the doubt one more time, but he concluded the problem "starts at the top" and "that's not going to change".

He says when the first stories of parties in Downing Street emerged he was personally assured that no rules were broken.

So he says he gave the benefit of doubt and went on media rounds having been given assurances from some of the most senior members of the PM's team.

He says there is reason again this week to question the truth of what has been told.

He says at some point you have to say "enough is enough".

"A team is as good as its team captain," Javid adds.

"And a captain is as good as his or her team."

Javid says integrity is not an abstract matter. He says it is vital to bring the country together as one nation.

He says effective governance requires loyalty, adding that he is a team player.

But Javid says treading the tightrope between integrity and loyalty has been impossible over recent months.

Javid says he had so much planned for the long term for the NHS.

He says when he last gave a personal statement when he resigned as chancellor in February 2020 he spoke about the importance of institutions. Today, he says he is talking about the importance of integrity.

He adds that institutions and integrity together underpin democracy.

He says it's been an absolute privilege to have been trusted with these responsibilities.

He says it has been one of the toughest roles he's had so far.

Javid says caring for people's health and wellbeing is a noble vocation.

He says he cares deeply about public life, and giving back to the country that has given him so much.

He says that when he was called up as health secretary he didn't hesitate to serve.

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Sajid Javid, who resigned yesterday, is now giving his resignation speech in the Commons.

He begins by saying that despite how it might seem, he is not one of life's quitters.

Conservative MP Gary Sambrook challenges the prime minister over comments he says Johnson made suggesting MPs should have attempted to intervene to stop Chris Pincher drinking so much in the Carlton Club last week.

He says it's insulting to the victims to suggest that drink was the problem.

Sambrook says the PM constantly tries to deflect from the issue, blame others for his mistakes and should resign. He comments are met with cheers and clapping.

The Speaker says MPs should be embarrassed by their own clapping. "It's not a debating society, it is Prime Minister's Questions," he says.

Johnson says there's a simple reason Labour want him out - because they know that otherwise we are going to get on and deliver our mandate and win another general election.