Over the last 24 hours, more than 25 government members have resigned in protest of Boris Johnson’s leadership, adding to the pressure on the UK Prime Minister.
Cabinet ministers, non-cabinet ministers, parliamentary private secretaries (PPS), trade envoys, the vice-chair of the Conservative Party, and the solicitor general are among those who have resigned.
(1) Sajid Javid — Health secretary
(2) Rishi Sunak — Chancellor of the Exchequer
(3) Andrew Murrison — Trade Envoy to Morocco
(4) Bim Afolami — Conservative party vice-chair
(5) Jonathan Gullis — PPS to the secretary of state for Northern Ireland
(6) Saqib Bhatti — PPS to the department for health and social care
(7) Nicola Richards — PPS to the department for transport
(8) Virginia Crosbie — PPS to the Welsh office
(9) Theo Clarke — Trade envoy to Kenya
(10) Alex Chalk — Solicitor General
(11) Laura Trott — PPS to the secretary of state for transport
(12) Will Quince — Children’s minister
(13) Robin Walker — Schools minister
(14) Felicity Buchan — PPS in the department for business, energy and industrial strategy
(15) John Glen — City minister and economic secretary to the Treasury
(16) Victoria Atkins — Justice Minister
(17) Jo Churchill — Parliamentary under-secretary of state for agri-innovation and climate adaptation
(18) Stuart Andrew — Housing Minister
(19) Claire Coutinho — PPS to the Treasury
(20) David Johnston — PPS to the department of education
(21) Selaine Saxby — PPS to the chief secretary to the Treasury
(22) Kemi Badenoch — Minister in the department for levelling up, housing and communities, and minister for equalities
(23) Alex Burghart — Parliamentary under secretary for apprenticeships and skills
(24) Julia Lopez — Minister in the department for digital, culture, media & sport
(25) Neil O’Brien — Parliamentary under secretary of state at the department for levelling up, housing and communities
(26) Lee Rowley — Parliamentary under secretary at the department for business, energy and industrial strategy
(27) Mims Davies — Employment minister
(28) Duncan Baker — PPS in the department of levelling-up, housing and communities
(29) Craig Williams — PPS to the chancellor of the exchequer
