UPDATE: UK PM suffers 30 resignations & counting in less than 24 hours
The under-fire leader, nevertheless, vowed to continue this morning, July 6, 2022, during a brutal Prime Minister’s Questions session in the UK parliament, which included his erstwhile Health Secretary Sajid David calling on more members of his cabinet to take action against the PM.
The previous highest number of resignations within 24 hours was 11 back in 1932, according to the Telegraph.
Many politicians and most political analysts now agree that it is only a matter of time before Johnson is toppled following a string of scandals and widespread disapproval of his lax standards.
Domino effect of top Cabinet Ministers’ resignations
On Tuesday two top cabinet ministers resigned in protest at his handling of allegations of misconduct against a prominent Conservative Party lawmaker.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid posted resignation letters within minutes of one another.
The resignations of Javid and Sunak are particularly significant because both ministers have remained loyal to Johnson throughout the different scandals, including the damaging Partygate affair, when Downing Street held multiple parties during the Covid lockdown. The UK is also in the middle of a cost of living crisis due to record inflation and ongoing fallout from the pandemic and Brexit.
Although the majority have not resigned, the BBC reported it has been told a group of cabinet ministers are expected to tell the prime minister to resign, including the chief whip.
See previous article published July 5, 2022
Senior UK Ministers quit over Boris Johnson's controversial leadership
Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid have quit Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson's cabinet, piling pressure on the embattled Prime Minister.
Sunak said the public expects "government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously."
Labour leader backs early election
Health Secretary Javid told the PM he can "no longer, in good conscience, continue serving in this government.
Both men quit today, July 5, 2022, after Johnson apologised for appointing a Tory MP to his government who had faced allegations of sexual misconduct.
Labour leader Sir Keir R. Starmer said it's "clear the government is now collapsing" and added that he would back an early election.
MPs want to oust Johnson
The PM won a vote of confidence in his leadership last month though faced a big rebellion.
He is protected from a further vote for a year - but some MPs have called for the rules to be changed to oust him.
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35 Responses to “UPDATE: UK PM suffers 30 resignations & counting in less than 24 hours”
But dem wahn come fix us
Also, just because Boris will go, the UK remains very strong!
whybis Boris haveing a drink during lockdown with his cabinate members or not knowing that one of his members had alegedly groped someone such breaking news that it should end HIS carear...yet we still try and protect our own ex leader...even when he so blatently had intent to perpitrate a number of criminal activities and indeed fessed up to having done so many times before.
get real people.
We need SENSITIVITY for the boy's, and perhaps NOW is the time, that we receive such!
Bye, Bye, Booorisss!!!;
DRUGS and more KILLINGS than us , / that we should step up oUr •¿• game and , bring in more GUNS , more DRUGS and some more KILLING , to compare / or compete ❓ ????