Stuart Rose says business needs quick successor to ‘lame duck’ PM Johnson

Veteran retailer among business leaders and Tory donors calling for a new prime minister to boost UK's ailing economy

Stuart Rose, the veteran retailer and Conservative peer, has urged Boris Johnson to leave No 10 now, describing him as a lame duck prime minister".

His comments came as a series of business leaders and Tory donors, from the hotelier and Brexit backer Rocco Forte to the telecoms entrepreneur David Ross, gave their reaction to Johnson's resignation and called for his successor to boost the UK long-term economic prospects amid fears of an impending recession.