MICHAEL Gove has been SACKED by Boris Johnson, No 10 has confirmed.
It comes after the Leveling up Secretary was said to have begged the PM to chuck in the towel earlier today.
Tonight Mr Johnson was digging in against a full-scale Cabinet coup in a final gamble to save his imploding premiership.
The PM is understood to have stared down the Quit Squad of top Ministers who told him to the game was up and he should go.
In an assassination attempt with echoes of Thatcher’s removal, Cabinet members saw him individually to demand his resignation.
He is expected to carry out a reshuffle tonight as other Cabinet Ministers are expected to desert his battered administration.
He also needs to replace the 38 Tory MPs who today resigned in protest at his leadership, which has spiralled since the Chris Pincher scandal erupted last week.
