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New UK finance minister says voters will judge delivery

STORY: Johnson was gravely wounded by the resignation on Tuesday (July 5) of two senior ministers who said he was not fit to govern.

Asked about opinions polls indicating the British public want Johnson to resign, Zahawi said: "If we focus on delivery ... I'm convinced people will feel very differently in two years time."

Zahawi was appointed after Sunak quit the job in protest at Johnson's "standards" and citing differences over economic policy with the prime minister.