A defiant Boris Johnson is battling to stay in power as U.K. prime minister, firing Cabinet Minister Gove after his government was rocked by the resignation of two ministers who said they could no longer serve under his scandal-tarred leadership.
who said they could no longer serve under his scandal-tarred leadership.
“This week again, we have reason to question the truth and integrity of what we’ve all been told. And at some point we have to conclude that enough is enough,” added Javid. “I believe that point is now.” Even as the session was taking place, Johnson’s Environment Minister Jo Churchill and Housing Minister Stuart Andrew both released letters announcing their resignations from the Cabinet.
In total 38 MPs have quit the Government since Tuesday evening and the string of resignations from both the liberal and right-wing branches of the Conservative Party showed that the danger to Johnson was far from over.The final straw for Sunak and Javid was the prime minister’s shifting explanations about his handling of sexual misconduct allegations within Conservative ranks.
It was all too much for ministers who have been sent onto radio and TV to defend the government’s position, only to find the position changing by the hour.
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