The Cabinet Office minister responded to an urgent question brought by Labour's Angela Rayner in the Commons on Thursday about the functioning of the government, after Boris Johnson's decision to resign as leader of the Conservative party.

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Ellis told the house the government would still be running and that "calmness and professionalism" were required to do so. Rayner responded by saying: 'We don't have a functioning government"

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