Boris Johnson's time as Prime Minister is hanging by a thread after a wave of resignations in the last 24 hours.
Since Rishi Sunak quit as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sajid Javid resigned as Health Secretary last night the number of ministers and junior ministers have written to Johnson to tender their resignation.
There have been 60 departures as of 6.20pm on July 6, 2022.
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The equivalent figure for the whole of Theresa May's premiership was 52.
Here is a list of all the departures from government that have occurred outside reshuffles since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019:
1. Baron Young, Government whip in the House of Lords, on August 29 2019, in protest at the decision to prorogue Parliament.
2. Jo Johnson, minister of state at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, on September 5 2019, amid disagreements over Brexit.
3. Amber Rudd, work and pensions secretary, on September 7 2019, in protest at Johnson's Brexit policy and his decision to expel rebel MPs.
4. Alun Cairns, Welsh secretary, on November 6 2019, over claims he knew about a former aide's role in the collapse of a rape trial.
5. Conor Burns, minister of state at the Department for International Trade, on May 4 2020, after he was criticised in a report by Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
6. Douglas Ross, parliamentary under-secretary of state for Scotland, on May 26 2020, in protest at Dominic Cummings remaining as the Prime Minister's adviser.
7. Simon Clarke, minister of state at the Ministry for Housing, Communities & Local Government, on September 8 2020, for personal reasons.
8. Lord Keen, advocate-general for Scotland, on September 16 2020, over the legality of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill.
9. Chris Green, parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Education, on October 13 2020, in opposition to the Government's response to Covid-19.
10. Caroline Ansell, parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, on October 22 2020, after voting against the Government over free school meals.
11. Baroness Sugg, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Foreign Office, on November 25 2020, over cuts to international aid.
12. Kelly Tolhurst, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, on January 16 2021, for personal reasons.
13. Johnny Mercer was sacked as parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Ministry of Defence on April 20 2021 after threatening to resign over the Overseas Operations Bill.
14. Matt Hancock, health secretary, on June 26 2021, for breaching Covid-19 rules.
15. James Brokenshire, minister of state at the Home Office, on July 7 2021, for personal reasons.
16. Lord Frost, minister of state at the Cabinet Office, on December 18 2021, amid disagreements with the Government over its Brexit and Covid-19 strategies.
17. Lord Agnew, minister of state at the Cabinet Office, on January 24 2022, in protest at the Government's handling of Covid-19 business loans.
18. Angela Richardson, parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Levelling Up, on January 31 2022, in protest at government standards following the partygate scandal.
19. Lord Wolfson, parliamentary under-secretary of state at Ministry of Justice, on April 13 2022, also in protest at government standards following the partygate scandal.
20. Paul Holmes, parliamentary private secretary at the Home Office, on May 27 2022, in protest at the "toxic culture" in government following the Sue Gray report.
21. John Lamont, parliamentary private secretary at the Foreign Office, resigned on June 6 2022 to vote against Johnson in the confidence vote.
22. Oliver Dowden, minister without portfolio and co-chairman of the Conservative Party, on June 24 2022, following government defeats in the Wakefield and Tiverton & Honiton by-elections.
23. Chris Pincher, deputy chief whip, on June 30 2022, over allegations of misconduct.
24. Sajid Javid, health secretary, on July 5 2022, in protest at the Prime Minister's conduct and standards.
25. Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on July 5 2022, also in protest at Johnson's conduct and standards.
26. Alex Chalk, Solicitor-General, on July 5 2022, also in protest at the Prime Minister's conduct and standards.
27. Jonathan Gullis, parliamentary private secretary at the Northern Ireland Office, on July 5 2022, in protest at Johnson's conduct and standards.
28. Virginia Crosbie, parliamentary private secretary at the Welsh Office, on July 5 2022, in protest at the PM's conduct and standards.
29. Nicola Richards, parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Transport, on July 5 2022, also in protest at Johnson's conduct and standards.
30. Saqib Bhatti, parliamentary private secretary at the Department of Health, on July 5 2022, in protest at Boris Johnson's conduct and standards.
31. Andrew Murrison, trade envoy to Morocco, on July 5 2022, in protest at the Prime Minister's conduct and standards.
32. Theo Clarke, trade envoy to Kenya, on July 5 2022, in protest at Johnson's conduct and standards.
33. Bim Afolami, Conservative Party vice-chairman, on July 5 2022, in protest at the PM's conduct and standards.
34. Laura Trott, parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Transport, on July 6 2022, in protest at Johnson's conduct and standards.
35. Will Quince, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Education, also July 6 2022, in protest at the Prime Minister's conduct and standards.
36. Robin Walker, minister of state at the Department for Education, on July 6 2022, in protest at Johnson's conduct and standards.
37. Felicity Buchan, parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, on July 6 2022, in protest at the PM's conduct and standards.
38. John Glen, minister of state at the Treasury, on July 6 2022, also in protest at Johnson's conduct and standards.
39. Victoria Atkins, minister of state at the Ministry of Justice, on July 6 2022, in protest at the Prime Minister's conduct and standards.
40. Jo Churchill, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, on July 6 2022, in protest at Johnson's conduct and standards.
41. Stuart Andrew, minister of state at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, July 6 2022, in protest at Boris Johnson's conduct and standards.
42. Selaine Saxby, parliamentary private secretary, July 6 2022, in protest at Boris Johnson's conduct and standards.
43. David Johnston, parliamentary private secretary at the Department of Education, July 6 2022, in protest at Boris Johnson's conduct and standards.
44. Claire Coutinho, parliamentary private secretary to the Treasury, July 6 2022, in protest at Boris Johnson's conduct and standards.
45. Kemi Badenoch, minister of state at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
46. Julia Lopez, minister of state at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
47. Lee Rowley, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
48. Neil O'Brien, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
49. Alex Burghart, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Education
50. Mims Davies, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Work & Pensions
51. Duncan Baker, parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
52. Craig Williams, parliamentary private secretary at the Treasury
53. Mark Logan, parliamentary private secretary at the Northern Ireland Office
54. Rachel Maclean, parliamentary under-secretary of state for safeguarding at the Home Office
55. Mike Freer, parliamentary under-secretary of state for exports at the Department for International Trade
56. Mark Fletcher, parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
57. Sara Britcliffe, parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Education
58. Ruth Edwards, parliamentary private secretary at the Scottish Office
59. Peter Gibson, parliamentary private secretary at the Department for International Trade
60. David Duguid, Fisheries Envoy and Trade Envoy for Angola and Zambia
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