British PM Boris Johnson’s government loses multiple members as scandal mounts
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British finance minister Rishi Sunak, health minister Sajid Javid and Solicitor General for England and Wales, Alex Chalk have resigned from the Johnson administration.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting for his political survival on Tuesday after finance minister Rishi Sunak and another senior minister abruptly resigned over the latest scandal to blight his administration.
Sunak and health minister Sajid Javid sent resignation letters to Johnson within minutes of each other in which both took aim at his ability to run an administration that adhered to standards.
Signaling his intention to stay in power for as long as possible, Johnson quickly appointed former businessman and current education minister, Nadhim Zahawi, as his new finance minister. Steve Barclay, appointed to impose discipline in Johnson’s administration in February, was moved to the health portfolio.
The resignations came as Johnson was apologizing for appointing a lawmaker to a role involved in offering pastoral care to his party, even after being briefed that the politician had been the subject of complaints about sexual misconduct.
So far, they are the only two ministers in the prime minister’s top cabinet team to resign, with other senior figures expressing support for Johnson. Foreign minister Liz Truss, considered a leading contender to replace him, said she was “100% behind the PM.”
Four other lawmakers quit junior government roles while a trade envoy stood down and a vice chairman of the Conservative Party resigned his post on live television.
British MP for Cheltenham Alex Chalk resigned from the position of solicitor general for England and Wales in protest at Johnson’s leadership.
He posted his resignation letter in a tweet after four other lawmakers quit junior government roles.
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