The Prime Minister contacted senior Tories to acknowledge the huge challenge to protect the union that they face. The SNP won 48 of the 59 Westminster seats in Scotland.
Former Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt, who was sacked by Mr Johnson in July, is rumoured to replace ex-Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan, who has stood down as an MP.
Storm Atiyah began to show its teeth last night but this did not dampen the spirits of merrymakers in Leeds, Birmingham and Blackpool as they began their festivities.
Shameful footage shows a white woman trying to tear down an Aboriginal flag outside a Victorian family's home.
The couple are understood to have walked onto the property unannounced.