Boris Johnson has suffered more resignations in a single day than any prime minister in history after the Chris Pincher scandal sparked a brutal mass exodus likened to ‘rats fleeing a sinking ship’.
David Johnston - PPS to Department for EducationJulia Lopez - minister for media, data and digital infrastructureAlex Burghart - skills ministerCraig Williams - PPS to the TreasuryMike Freer - Exports and equalities ministerSara Britcliffe - PPS to the Department for EducationPeter Gibson - PPS to the Department for International TradeJames Sunderland - PPS at the Department for Environment, Food & Rural AffairsJames Daly - PPS at the Department for Work & PensionsDanny Kruger - PPS at...
No 10 initially said the prime minister had no prior knowledge about concerns around his behaviour – but a former civil servantThe government later admitted Boris Johnson was told in person about the allegations –humiliating apology was unable to prevent the departure of Sunak and Javid, two potential leadership rivalsToday they were followed out the door by 14 junior ministers, including five who resigned in one fell swoop.
Former justice minister Ms Atkins told Mr Johnson: ‘I can no longer pirouette around our fractured values. We can and must do better than this.’ Kemi Badenoch, Neil O’Brien, Alex Burghart, Lee Rowley and Julia Lopez signed a joint letter calling for the PM to resign saying it is ‘clear the government can’t function given the issues that have come to light’.
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