BORIS Johnson has promised backbench Tory MPs a greater voice in his Government as he attempts to stave off a wave of resignations and calls to resign.
In a letter sent to Conservative MPs, the Prime Minister said he "promised change and that’s what we will now deliver together".
Johnson said the party will re-establish a backbench policy committee for Tory MPs that will "play an important role in generating ideas and discussion".
The PM said he wanted his government to "harness" the "energy, experience and insight" of Tories in parliament.
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He wrote: "I am committed to improving the way 10 Downing Street and Government moire broadly, works. That process is now under way."
He continued: "I understand the deep importance of engaging with colleagues in Parliament and listening to your views and that is why I want colleges to have a direct line into 10 Downing Street."
The news comes after a fifth aide quit the UK Government amid the scandal of partygate and the PM's untrue Jimmy Saville attack on Keir Starmer.
Elena Narozanski, a special adviser in the No 10 policy unit, followed four key aides having quit in a matter of hours on Thursday night.
As well as aides scrambling to leave Downing Street, Aaron Bell became the latest Tory MP to submit a letter of no confidence in Johnson.
More than a dozen have made statements calling for Johnson to resign with many more understood to have submitted letters privately.
If 54 letters are sent to 1922 Committee chair Graham Brady, a confidence vote will be called. If Johnson loses the vote, his time as Prime Minister will end.
Commenting, SNP Westminster Deputy Leader Kirsten Oswald MP said: "Boris Johnson's inner circle is disintegrating before our eyes, in an avalanche of resignations - revealing the utter chaos at the centre of the Tory government.
"The Prime Minister's desperate letter to his backbench MPs simply underlines the fact that he has lost all authority to lead and that his position is completely untenable. Shuffling the deckchairs on the Titanic won't cut it.
"We know Boris Johnson broke the rules, lied about it and misled Parliament. Tory MPs must finally show him the door."
Scottish Greens MSP for Central Scotland Gillian Mackay said: “This is a desperate plea from a Prime Minister who broke the rules, smeared opponents and knows his time is up.
"The question now will be whether Conservative MPs will have the backbone to do the right thing, or will they be bought off again?”
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