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Sheffield MP Miriam Cates, for Penistone and Stocksbridge, issued a statement this morning, calling for Mr Johnson to resign.
Dozens of others also said they had lost confidence in him as leader of the Tory party and country.
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Mr Johnson appeared outside 10 Downing Street this afternoon and announced his resignation.
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