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Boris Johnson is in trouble with the rapid resignation wave
A huge chain of resignations from critical positions in the UK government shook the country yesterday. Chancellor Rishi Sunak resigned by saying that the United Kingdom government should be run ‘properly, competently and seriously’ and Health Secretary Sajid Javid also quit just after the Sunak’s resignation.
Javid warned the leadership was not acting in the national interest, while Sunak said the public expected government to be conducted "properly, competently and seriously". Opposition party leadaers urged cabinet ministers to join the pair and resign, and Labor leader Starmer said he was ready for a snap general election.
Resignations continued and exceeded 45, causing Boris Johnson to have hard times and BoJo’s nightmare still continues today. While we are waiting for No.10’s move after these huge shake-off for him, you can find the current list of people resigned below:
Cabinet
- Chancellor Rishi Sunak
- Health Secretary Sajid Javid
- Welsh Secretary Simon Hart
- Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis
Ministers
- Will Quince, education minister
- Alex Chalk, solicitor general
- Robin Walker, education minister
- John Glen, Treasury minister
- Victoria Atkins, justice minister
- Jo Churchill, environment minister
- Stuart Andrew, housing minister
- Kemi Badenoch, levelling up minister
- Neil O'Brien, levelling up minister
- Alex Burghart, education minister
- Lee Rowley, business minister
- Julia Lopez, culture minister
- Mims Davies, work and pensions minister
- Rachel Maclean, Home Office minister
- Mike Freer, equalities minister
- Edward Argar, health minister
- Helen Whately, treasury minister
- Damian Hinds, security minister
Parliamentary private secretaries
- Jonathan Gullis, Northern Ireland Office
- Saqib Bhatti, Department of Health and Social Care
- Nicola Richards, Department of Transport
- Virginia Crosbie, Welsh Office
- Laura Trott, Department of Transport
- Felicity Buchan, Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Selaine Saxby, Treasury
- Claire Coutinho, Treasury
- David Johnston, Department for Education
- Duncan Baker, Department for Levelling Up
- Craig Williams, Treasury
- Mark Logan, Northern Ireland Office
- Sara Britcliffe, Department for Education
- Ruth Edwards, Scottish Office
- Peter Gibson, Department for International Trade
- James Sunderland, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Jacob Young, Department for Levelling Up
- Mark Fletcher, Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- James Daly, Department for Work and Pensions
- Danny Kruger, Department for Levelling Up
- Gareth Davies, Department of Health and Social Care
Others
- Bim Afolami, vice-chairman of the Conservative Party for youth
- Andrew Murrison, trade envoy to Morocco
- Theodora Clarke, trade envoy to Kenya
- David Duguid, trade envoy to Angola and Zambia
- David Mundell, trade envoy for New Zealand
