Boris Johnson resigned as Leader of the Conservative Party on 7
July after nearly half of his Ministers quit the Government and
others told him they believed he should go. Housing Minister
Stuart Andrew and Levelling Up Minister Neil O'Brien were among
those to resign on 6 July; Michael Gove was sacked as Secretary of
State for DLUHC the same evening after reportedly telling Johnson
he should stand down. Johnson wants to continue as Prime Minister
until the Conservative Party chooses a new leader, probably in
September, and has appointed a new Cabinet, replacing Michael Gove
as Levelling Up Secretary with Greg Clark.
He has also appointed Paul Scully and Marcus Jones as junior
DLUHC Ministers, although it is not yet clear what roles they will
play. Some Conservative MPs would prefer Johnson to give way
immediately to an interim Prime Minister, probably his deputy
Dominic Raab, and may take action intended to achieve this.
Opposition parties may call a vote of no confidence. Johnson
has said he will not seek to make any major policy changes before a
new Prime Minister is chosen, but it is not clear what this may
imply for recent policy announcements affecting housing. The most
likely outcome is delay, at least until after the summer
recess.