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Can the Queen sack Boris Johnson if he refuses to quit after MPs pass a no-confidence vote?

The prime minister will defy even the monarch and ‘squat’ in No 10, we’re told – but can it really come to that, asks Rob Merrick

Thursday 10 October 2019 19:40 BST
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The unnamed No 10 rent-a-gobs who speak for Boris Johnson insist he will defy even an order from the Queen to give up power – even if the Brexit crisis leads to MPs voting him out.

The prime minister will “squat” in Downing Street, rather than quit, if the Commons passes a vote of no confidence in him and tries to install a caretaker replacement, the headlines scream.

“Unless the police turn up at 10 Downing Street with a warrant for the prime minister’s arrest, he won’t be leaving,” a source threatened darkly – but anonymously of course.

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