SKIPTON MP Julian Smith has said the refusal to quit by Prime Minister Boris Johnson was creating a 'constitutional crisis'.

Mr Smith said earlier this morning that the Prime Minister was acting in a 'Trumpian style'.

The former Northern Ireland secretary told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that Mr Johnson was 'very concerningly' testing British constitutional conventions.

Asked if Mr Johnson was right to suggest he had a mandate to continue from voters, he said: "It is obviously a preposterous argument.

"That was not a personal vote. It was a vote for individual candidates across the country.

"He should not be there today. He should not be there over the weekend, he should not be waiting for more evidence. There cannot be any more evidence than happened yesterday."

Mr Smith's successor to the role of Northern Ireland Secretary, Brandon Lewis, has also this morning resigned from the Government - the fourth cabinet minister to quit in 48 hours.