'Summer's day massacre' may spell backbench trouble for Boris Johnson

‘Gaukward squad’ of former senior cabinet members set on blocking a no-deal Brexit. Boris Johnson’s new government could struggle to survive after 17 senior ministers were sacked or resigned from government, leading parliamentary sources have warned. A “Gaukward squad” of four former cabinet ministers, led by the ex-chancellor Philip Hammond, have indicated that they are determined to block a no-deal Brexit after resigning from government on Wednesday before they co