Government resignations – who has quit Boris Johnson’s government?
It’s been a busy day for politics and the prime minister. At least 36 MPs have resigned from the government, a mass exodus triggered after Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid’s shocking resignations late last night.
Now we’re hearing, that a group of cabinet ministers have gathered at No 10 and are reportedly going to tell the prime minister it’s time for him to quit.
Read Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resignation letters in full – and the PM’s response
Who’s arrived at No 10 tonight?
These are those confirmed to be part of the delegation or seen arriving at No 10 this evening
- The new chancellor Nadhim Zahawi
- Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
- Cabinet minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan was seen arriving at No 10
- Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is also part of the delegation
- Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis
- Welsh Secretary Simon Hart
- Priti Patel is reportedly at No 10
- Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries seen arriving (She reportedly said she’s not here to call for the PM to quit)
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Government resignations – who is going, who is staying (for now)
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Who has quit Boris Johnson’s government?
Cabinet
- Chancellor Rishi Sunak
- Health Secretary Sajid Javid
Ministers
- Will Quince, education minister
- Alex Chalk, solicitor general
- Robin Walker, education minister
- John Glen, Treasury minister
- Victoria Atkins, justice minister
- Jo Churchill, environment minister
- Stuart Andrew, housing minister
- Kemi Badenoch, levelling up minister
- Neil O’Brien, levelling up minister
- Alex Burghart, education minister
- Lee Rowley, business minister
- Julia Lopez, culture minister
- Mims Davies, work and pensions minister
- Rachel Maclean, Home Office minister
- Mike Freer, equalities minister
Parliamentary private secretaries
- Jonathan Gullis, Northern Ireland Office
- Saqib Bhatti, Department of Health and Social Care
- Nicola Richards, Department of Transport
- Virginia Crosbie, Welsh Office
- Laura Trott, Department of Transport
- Felicity Buchan, Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Selaine Saxby, Treasury
- Claire Coutinho, Treasury
- David Johnston, Department of Education
- Duncan Baker, Department for Levelling Up
- Craig Williams, Treasury
- Mark Logan, Northern Ireland Office
Others
- Bim Afolami, vice-chairman of the Conservative Party for youth
- Andrew Murrison, trade envoy to Morocco
- Theodora Clarke, trade envoy to Kenya
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Who is staying? (for now)
These are those reportedly staying (at the time of writing) – Some of these ministers have been seen arriving at No 10 but haven’t publically told the PM to leave but are rumoured to be part of tonight’s delegation.
- New Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi
- New Health Secretary Steve Barclay
- New Education Secretary Michelle Donelan
- Deputy PM and Justice Secretary Dominic Raab
- Home Secretary Priti Patel
- Defence Secretary Ben Wallace
- Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
- Foreign Secretary Liz Truss
- Scotland Secretary Alister Jack
- Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis
- Environment Secretary George Eustice
- Leader of the House Mark Spencer
- Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries
- Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey
- Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove
- Transport Secretary Grant Shapps
- Brexit opportunities minister Jacob Rees-Mogg
- Chief Whip Chris Heaton-Harris
- Chief Secretary to the Treasury Simon Clarke
- International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan
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