Promotions and sackings: what next for Tory rebels and loyalists?

Boris Johnson has ruled out imminent reshuffle but pushed to promote leading critic into the cabinet

Boris Johnson addresses cabinet meeting after surviving a confidence vote
Boris Johnson addresses cabinet meeting after surviving a confidence vote
(Image credit: Leon Neal - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Boris Johnson has distanced himself from plans for a formal cabinet reshuffle after rumours of rewards and punishments swept Whitehall in the run-up to Monday’s vote of no confidence.

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