Boris Johnson's Government was hit with a double resignation as Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid quit their ministerial roles. But they’re not the only ones to have jumped ship this year, with nine ministers having handed in their notice in 2022 alone.
Sunak announced his departure from his role as Chancellor of the Exchequer by sharing his letter of resignation to the Prime Minister on Twitter. He wrote: “The public rightly expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously.
"I recognise this may be my last ministerial job, but I believe these standards are worth fighting for and that is why I am resigning."
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Javid resigned from his role as Health Secretary by sharing his letter to the PM on Twitter. Javid’s resignation letter read: “I can no longer, in good conscience, continue serving in this Government. I am instinctively a team player but the British people also rightly expect integrity from their Government."
Here are the ministers who have stepped down under Boris Johnson’s watch in 2022. There have been nine resignations this year so far.
1. Rishi Sunak
Sunak resigned from his role as Chancellor of the Exchequer on July 5. He stated that the PM’s approach was “fundamentally too different” from his own.
2. Sajid Javid
Javid resigned from his role as Secretary of State for Health & Social Care on July 5, stating that the public "expect integrity" from the Government. He previously resigned from his role as Chancellor of the Exchequer in February 2020.
3. Christopher Pincher
Pincher, the man at the centre of the latest Government controversy, resigned on June 30 from his role as deputy chief whip over an allegation of drunken "groping", the Mirror reports. He said resigning was "the right thing to do in the circumstances" and apologised for "embarrassing himself".
4. Oliver Dowden
Dowden resigned from his role as Chairman of the Conservative Party on June 24 2022. He resigned following the results of the Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield by-elections, which saw the Tories lose both seats.
5. John Lamont
Lamont stood down from his role as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary on June 6. He quit having voted against Johnson as leader in a vote of confidence.
6. Paul Holmes
Holmes resigned from his role as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Secretary on May 27. He raised concerns about the Government’s “toxic culture” following the Sue Gray report.
7. The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar QC
David Wolfson resigned from his role as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice on April 13. He resigned over Partygate and Johnson’s "repeated rule breaking and breaches of the criminal law in Downing Street".
8. Angela Richardson MP
Richardson resigned from her role as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on January 31. She resigned over the Government’s handling of Partygate.
9. Lord Agnew of Oulton
Lord Agnew resigned from his role as Minister of State for Efficiency and Transformation on January 24. He quit Johnson's government over its "lamentable track record" on Covid loans fraud, as reported by the Mirror .
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