Daily Mail talks of the country becoming ‘ungovernable’ while Express bemoans loss of minister who only ‘wanted the best’ for Britain

Dominic Raab’s resignation on Friday may have prompted those who don’t support the Conservatives to celebrate, but responses this weekend on the pages of traditionally rightwing newspapers were very different.

The Daily Mail’s front page asked “Was this the day Britain became ungovernable?” adding that “Dominic Raab claimed last night that it was “almost impossible” for ministers to “deliver for British people”. On an inside spread a sub-heading about Adam Tolley’s findings read: “‘Bullying’ was little more than pulling civil servants up on poor performance, report concludes.”

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