The majority of Brits think the prime minister should step down – including more than half of those who voted Tory in 2019.

A snap poll conducted amid yesterday’s political turmoil found the electorate has clearly swung against Boris Johnson.

He secured a staggering majority just two-and-a-half years ago but 54% who voted for him then said they want him out.

This figure has shot up significantly in just a matter of weeks from 34% on June 9, according to YouGov.

The percentage of all voters who thing he should go has climbed to 69%, up by 11% in just a month.

But as Mr Johnson fights for his political life, few actually think he will quit.

Just 21% of people surveyed in the snap poll think the PM will step down, YouGove found.

Just 18% of the electorate and 33% of Tory voters think he should dig his heels in and remain in post.

Mr Johnson was yesterday forced to admit he knew about sexual misconduct claims surrounding the MP when he made him deputy chief whip.

Asked if it was an error to appoint Mr Pincher to the government, the prime minister said: ‘I think it was a mistake and I apologise for it. In hindsight it was the wrong thing to do.

‘I apologise to everybody who has been badly affected by it. I want to make absolutely clear that there’s no place in this government for anybody who is predatory or who abuses their position of power.’

Speaking to reporters in his Commons office he did not deny joking: ‘Pincher by name, Pincher by nature’.

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While the clip was still being shown on TV, chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid handed in their resignation letters.

Mr Javid said: ‘It is with enormous regret that I must tell you that I can no longer, in good conscience, continue serving in this Government.

‘I am instinctively a team player but the British people also rightly expect integrity from their Government. The tone you set as a leader, and the values you represent, reflect on your colleagues, your party and ultimately the country.’

Mr Sunak implied Mr Johnson was planning to make promises to the British people that were ‘too good to be true’ with the economy.

He wrote: ‘We both want a low-tax, high-growth economy, and world class public services, but this can only be responsibly delivered if we are prepared to work hard, make sacrifices and take difficult decisions.

‘I firmly believe the public are ready to hear that truth. Our people know that if something is too good to be true then it’s not true.’

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