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Boris Johnson branded an 'incompetent, lying, law-breaker' in explosive GMB interview

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been dubbed a 'lying law-breaker' by MP Ed Davey.

The leader of the Liberal Democrat party appeared on Friday's Good Morning Britain following Tory MP Oliver Dowden's resignation.

Ed was live from East Devon, where he spoke to Kate Garraway and Adil Ray.

"I think the people here in East Devon are speaking for the British people," he told the presenters. "People want Boris Johnson to go."

Ed continued: "They've seen that he's a lying lawbreaker, that doesn't have a plan for our country, millions of families and pensioners are suffering with the cost of living crisis and Boris Johnson doesn't have an answer. He's totally incompetent. So he should go."

Ed Davey was furious at Prime Minister Boris Johnson (mirror.co.uk)

It comes after the Conservative party suffered two by-election defeats.

In his resignation letter to the PM, Mr Dowden said: "Yesterday's Parliamentary by-elections are the latest in a run of very poor result for our party."

"Our supporters are distressed and disappointed by recent events, and I share their feelings.

"We cannot carry on with business as usual. Somebody must take responsibility and I have concluded that, in these circumstances, it would not be right for me to remain in office."

Meanwhile, Minister insisted he would keep going and thanked Mr Dowden for his service.

He says 'the people want Boris out' (mirror.co.uk)

Tory MP Paul Scully also appeared on the show during a later segment and said 'what will happen will happen' and appeared to dodge Kate's question over Boris Johnson's future.

The 54-year-old politician - who has been serving as an MP for Sutton and Cheam since 2015 - was left squirming in his seat as Kate, 55, asked him if he thinks there'll be another vote of no confidence, following Oliver's resignation.

The politician said the party could no longer have "business as usual" after the it suffered two by-election defeats.

Quizzing Paul Scully, Kate said: "Do you anticipate that he can avoid another vote of no confidence?"

In response, Paul told her: "I'm not fearing anything. I mean, what will happen will happen."

He says Mr Johnson is 'incompetent' (mirror.co.uk)

"But the rules are clear at the moment," he continued. "There'll have to be a big change if anything was to happen."

Paul appeared to blame Dowden's resignation as a result of the cost of living crisis.

He added: "The country isn't broken. We have to all work together to make sure that we don't get into a spiral of inflation."

*Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6.30am.

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