British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting to stay in power after two senior ministers abruptly resigned and said they had lost faith in his leadership after the latest in a series of scandals.
Boris Johnson is rearranging his cabinet.
Two of Johnson's most senior Cabinet ministers quit within minutes of each other on Tuesday night and criticized the prime minister's behavior in excoriating resignation letters.
At the time of writing, there have been 14 government resignations, including Alex Chalk, parliamentary private secretary to the department of transport.
The finance minister and the health secretary have been replaced by the new finance minister and the health secretary has been replaced by the new health secretary.
The home secretary, justice secretary, and foreign secretary have all publicly supported Johnson.
Sunak and Javid are two of the government officials that have left. It raises more doubts about his ability to command his party, government and to win elections, already under question after the party suffered heavy defeats in two by-elections in June. It came after a series of scandals to rock the administration, including the handling of contracts during the Covid-19 pandemic and revelations of rule breaking parties at Downing Street. It was the first time a British prime minister had been reprimanded for breaking the law.
Johnson is accused of lying to staff and ministers about whether he knew about allegations against Chris Pincher before he was appointed as deputy chief whip. In June, Pincher resigned after being accused of sexual harassment. He forgot about the allegations after he was briefed on them.
Sunak and Javid have both supported Johnson in the past. Sunak said that the public expects government to be conducted well and that he is stepping down to defend those standards. He said that Johnson was planning to deceive voters about the country's economic situation. He said that people know that if something is too good to be true it isn't true. It is not an easy path to a better future. Javid said the tone Johnson sets as leader and the values he represents reflects on your colleagues, your party and the country. Conservatives have acted in the national interest despite not always being popular. Both the public and large number of Johnson's colleagues are concluding that we are now neither, and it is clear that this situation won't change under his leadership.
Conservatives are rebelling. Johnson is not in danger of being ousted for a year as a result of the June confidence vote. Changing the rules to allow another vote on Johnson's leadership is being considered by the committee that organizes Conservative MPs.
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