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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jon Stone

Boris Johnson’s new education secretary quits two days into job

Boris Johnson Michelle Donelan Department Department for Education
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Boris Johnson’s new education secretary has quit her post just two days after being appointed, as the Cabinet meltdown continues

Michelle Donelan said she had “no choice” to leave the Cabinet and that the prime minister had put his colleagues in “an impossible situation”.

She is among over 50 Tory MPs to leave government jobs in the last 36 hours over Mr Johnson’s conduct.

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