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Latest on government resignations as South Dorset MP backs Boris

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  • ➡️Boris Johnson is struggling to maintain a grip on power in No 10 as ministers and aides continue to quit his Government in protest at his leadership
  • ➡️ South Dorset MP Richard Drax backs Johnson to stay in No 10, while West Dorset MP Chris Loder wants him out
  • ➡️Will Quince resigned as children and families minister, saying he could not accept being sent out to defend the Prime Minister on television with inaccurate information over the Chris Pincher row
  • ➡️ Laura Trott quit as a ministerial aide, saying “trust in politics is – and must always be – of the utmost importance, but sadly in recent months this has been lost”
  • ➡️ We'll bring you the latest from Dorset MPs today as well as what's happening nationally

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