Merriman on Wednesday afternoon (6 July) withdrew his support for the prime minister and submitted a letter of no confidence in his leadership
“If the prime minister has any dignity left he will realise what’s happening, what he’s created, the buck stops with him and he will stand down,” Merriman told the BBC. He added he had “lost all faith”.
In a statement, Merriman said events in the past few days amounted to a failure of Johnson’s “judgment, competence and integrity”. “This tells me lessons have not been learnt," he continued.
