It could all be over for Boris Johnson – although how long it will take his enemies to "finish" him is not at all clear. Two election defeats almost two weeks ago prompted calls for cabinet ministers to stage a coup of sorts against Boris Johnson, and it finally appears to be happening. The Guardian.

There is still no official confirmation, but it is impossible to believe that the resignations of Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak were not coordinated. There may be other resignations.

Even if there were no others, the mood in the Conservative Party had already turned against Johnson – perhaps decisively.

Johnson is notoriously stubborn and is unlikely to give up just because two ministers have decided to leave. But more and more conservative MPs believe they have no chance of winning the next election under his leadership. In the end, that assessment should prove to be decisive, writes "The Guardian".