Boris Johnson has announced that he is resigning as Prime Minister after facing a tide of ministerial resignations. Below is the full list of cabinet ministers, junior ministers and other government employees who resigned, forcing the Prime Minister to act.
Cabinet ministers who have resigned from Boris Johnson’s government:
1. Oliver Dowden, party chairman (5.35 a.m. 24 June)
2. Sajid Javid, health secretary (6.02 p.m. 5 July)
3. Rishi Sunak, chancellor (6.10 p.m. 5 July)
4. Simon Hart, Wales Secretary (10.30 p.m. 6 July)
5. Brandon Lewis, Northern Ireland Secretary (6.49 a.m. 7 July)
6. Michelle Donelan, Education Secretary, (8.53 a.m. 7 July)
Junior ministers, trade envoys and party officials who have resigned from Boris Johnson’s government:
1. Andrew Murrison, trade envoy to Tunisia and Morocco (7 p.m. 5 July)
2. Bim Afolami, party vice chairman (7.33 p.m. 5 July)
3. Theo Clarke, trade envoy to Kenya (10.02 p.m. 5 July)
4. Alex Chalk, solicitor general (10.47 p.m. 5 July)
5. Will Quince, children and families minister (8.25
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