Boris Johnson to be hit by dozens of new Tory rebels as sacked ministers join forces to stop a no-deal Brexit

Getty Conservative MPs plotting to prevent a no-deal Brexit believe they will receive a major boost to their numbers when Boris Johnson becomes prime minister. Rebels believe Johnson's plans to remove those opposed to a no-deal Brexit, from the government, will swell the ranks of those determined to prevent a chaotic exit from the EU. "Are we deflated? No," said one rebel Conservative MP. "Fifty people are about to be sacked. Our numbers are going to increase. The numbers will be there [to preve...