Boris Johnson is in political trouble again and it looks pretty bad. What led to the resignation of Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid?
2 years, 8 months ago

Boris Johnson is in political trouble again and it looks pretty bad. What led to the resignation of Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid?

ABC  

Two of Boris Johnson's senior cabinet ministers have resigned over his handling of a sexual misconduct scandal that has rocked UK politics. Shortly after Mr Johnson's apology, Treasury boss Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid resigned within minutes of each other. "I think it's a convincing result," Mr Johnson said at the time, despite 148 colleagues wanting to boot him from the top job. And while former chief whip Andrew Mitchell said "it is over" for Mr Johnson, he did compare Mr Johnson to Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin, whose enemies are said to have had extreme difficulty assassinating him. Former foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt finished second in the 2019 leadership contest and would offer a more serious and less controversial style of leadership after the turmoil of Mr Johnson's tenure.

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Partygate to Pincher: Johnson considers comeback despite year of scandals
2 years, 4 months ago

Partygate to Pincher: Johnson considers comeback despite year of scandals

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She resigned a day later and Mr Johnson apologised at Prime Minister’s Questions, saying …

Boris Johnson won’t say whether he will keep ignoring Rishi Sunak’s calls
2 years, 7 months ago

Boris Johnson won’t say whether he will keep ignoring Rishi Sunak’s calls

The Independent  

Boris Johnson has refused to say whether he will continue to ignore calls from his former chancellor Rishi Sunak. The Tory leadership contender – who resignation last month help spark the cabinet revolt which ended Mr Johnson’s premiership – revealed the PM was no longer returning his calls and messages. Grilled about the fall-out and whether he had spoken to …

Rishi Sunak holds first campaign event, defends Boris Johnson
2 years, 8 months ago

Rishi Sunak holds first campaign event, defends Boris Johnson

The Hindu  

Eight out of eleven Tory MPs qualified to enter the race to be the leader of the Conservative Party and the Prime Minister of the U.K., after securing the support of at least 20 of their colleagues by the time voting closed on Tuesday evening. Earlier on Tuesday, Mr Sunak defended Prime Minister Boris Johnson, at an event to launch …

Minister accuses Rishi Sunak of behaving ‘like a Labour chancellor’
2 years, 8 months ago

Minister accuses Rishi Sunak of behaving ‘like a Labour chancellor’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jacob Rees-Mogg, a firm Johnson loyalist, said: “I belong to a party that believes in …

Rishi Sunak ‘dirty dossier’ sent around Tory WhatsApp groups
2 years, 8 months ago

Rishi Sunak ‘dirty dossier’ sent around Tory WhatsApp groups

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Conservative Party leadership race to succeed Boris Johnson has descended …

How was Johnson forced to resign and what happens next?
2 years, 8 months ago

How was Johnson forced to resign and what happens next?

Al Jazeera  

It took dozens of Conservative politicians to resign to force the PM’s hand, but what’s next for his party or the country? Britain’s leader Boris Johnson has been forced by his own team to resign as head of his Conservative Party, but he will remain prime minister until a successor is elected. “Johnson survived one in June, and the Conservative …

Boris Johnson resigns: Lectern appears outside Number 10 as PM poised to step down
2 years, 8 months ago

Boris Johnson resigns: Lectern appears outside Number 10 as PM poised to step down

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A lectern has appeared outside Number 10 as Boris Johnson is …

Indian-origin Rishi Sunak likely to replace Johnson as UK PM: 5 things to know
2 years, 8 months ago

Indian-origin Rishi Sunak likely to replace Johnson as UK PM: 5 things to know

Live Mint  

In the latest and potentially fatal blow to the Boris Johnson government, two of his most senior ministers, Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, resigned within minutes of each other on Tuesday, expressing a lack of confidence in the UK PM' s leadership. 5 things to know about Rishi Sunak - Sunak, who resigned as finance minister on Tuesday saying the …

Boris Johnson digs in despite calls to quit
2 years, 8 months ago

Boris Johnson digs in despite calls to quit

The Hindu  

Boris Johnson on Wednesday refused to quit as Britain’s prime minister, despite calls from senior ministerial colleagues to go after dozens of resignations from his scandal-hit government. “He sacked Michael Gove,” Mr. Johnson‘s parliamentary private secretary James Duddridge told Sky News, adding: “The Prime Minister is in buoyant mood and will fight on.” Mr. Johnson’s grip on power has been …

Boris Johnson is ‘effectively covering up sexual abuse’ and must resign, Tory MP says
2 years, 8 months ago

Boris Johnson is ‘effectively covering up sexual abuse’ and must resign, Tory MP says

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Boris Johnson's actions over the Chris Pincher case are "tantamount to …

Parliamentary Inquisition Awaits Boris Johnson After Sunak, Javid Exits
2 years, 8 months ago

Parliamentary Inquisition Awaits Boris Johnson After Sunak, Javid Exits

News 18  

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces two high-stakes encounters in parliament on Wednesday after his government was rocked by the shock departures of two senior ministers. The Pincher affair was the “icing on the cake” for Sunak and Javid, Tory MP Andrew Bridgen, a Johnson critic, told Sky News. The Times ran with headline “Johnson on the brink,” while the …

Boris Johnson fights for political life after twin cabinet resignations over Chris Pincher scandal
2 years, 8 months ago

Boris Johnson fights for political life after twin cabinet resignations over Chris Pincher scandal

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sajid Javid, the health secretary, walked out telling Mr Johnson the Conservative party is “bigger …

After Rishi Sunak & Sajid Javid, 5 More UK Ministers Resign From Boris Cabinet
2 years, 8 months ago

After Rishi Sunak & Sajid Javid, 5 More UK Ministers Resign From Boris Cabinet

The Quint  

Trott, on the other hand, took to Facebook to announce that she had stepped down from the Cabinet. She further added, "Trust in politics is - and must always be - of the utmost importance, but sadly in recent months this has been lost." This is the latest blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, which came close on the heels …

After Rishi Sunak & Sajid Javid, 5 More UK Ministers Resign From Boris Cabinet
2 years, 8 months ago

After Rishi Sunak & Sajid Javid, 5 More UK Ministers Resign From Boris Cabinet

The Quint  

Trott, on the other hand, took to Facebook to announce that she had stepped down from the Cabinet. She further added, "Trust in politics is - and must always be - of the utmost importance, but sadly in recent months this has been lost." This is the latest blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, which came close on the heels …

Boris in Trouble: Can the UK PM Survive Rishi Sunak & Sajid Javid’s Exit?
2 years, 8 months ago

Boris in Trouble: Can the UK PM Survive Rishi Sunak & Sajid Javid’s Exit?

The Quint  

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is a survivor – that’s what we were made to believe over the months of allegations against how 10 Downing Street was being run, starting from the parties during the COVID-19 lockdown. Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid have dramatically resigned from the Cabinet in what appeared to be a coordinated move, throwing …

Boris in Trouble: Can the UK PM Survive Rishi Sunak & Sajid Javid’s Exit?
2 years, 8 months ago

Boris in Trouble: Can the UK PM Survive Rishi Sunak & Sajid Javid’s Exit?

The Quint  

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is a survivor – that’s what we were made to believe over the months of allegations against how 10 Downing Street was being run, starting from the parties during the COVID-19 lockdown. Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid have dramatically resigned from the Cabinet in what appeared to be a coordinated move, throwing …

‘Cannot continue like this’: What Rishi Sunak said as he quit Johnson cabinet
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Cannot continue like this’: What Rishi Sunak said as he quit Johnson cabinet

Hindustan Times  

British chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid quit the government on Tuesday amid mounting pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson for appointing a tarnished member of the Parliament to a key government position. The resignation of the two senior cabinet ministers came when Johnson, in a televised address, was acknowledging that it was a “mistake” …

Boris Johnson clinging to power: What you need to know
2 years, 8 months ago

Boris Johnson clinging to power: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

UK government is on the brink after the latest scandal to have hit the Conservative prime minister’s administration in recent months. Boris Johnson, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, is fighting for his political future after the shock resignations of two senior ministers triggered a string of departures from a number of other government members. The resignations of Chancellor …

‘It was a mistake’: Boris Johnson apologises for giving Chris Pincher a government role
2 years, 8 months ago

‘It was a mistake’: Boris Johnson apologises for giving Chris Pincher a government role

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Boris Johnson admitted “it was a mistake” to give scandal-hit former …

Sajid Javid quits telling Boris Johnson the Tory party is ‘bigger than any individual’
2 years, 8 months ago

Sajid Javid quits telling Boris Johnson the Tory party is ‘bigger than any individual’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sajid Javid has resigned as health secretary, telling the scandal-hit Boris …

Top U.K. Ministers Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resign
2 years, 8 months ago

Top U.K. Ministers Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resign

The Hindu  

Two of Britain’s most senior Cabinet ministers resigned on Tuesday, a move that could spell the end of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership after months of scandals. Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid resigned within minutes of each other after a day in which the prime minister was forced to acknowledge he had to change his story …

No 10 admits Boris Johnson knew misconduct complaint was upheld against Chris Pincher
2 years, 8 months ago

No 10 admits Boris Johnson knew misconduct complaint was upheld against Chris Pincher

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Boris Johnson knew a misconduct complaint had been upheld against Chris …

Johnson accused of ‘cover-up’ over Pincher misconduct probe
2 years, 8 months ago

Johnson accused of ‘cover-up’ over Pincher misconduct probe

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Boris Johnson is facing accusations of a “cover up” over …

Huge blow for Boris Johnson as senior UK government ministers Rishi Sunak, Sajid Javid resign
2 years, 8 months ago

Huge blow for Boris Johnson as senior UK government ministers Rishi Sunak, Sajid Javid resign

CNN  

London CNN — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was dealt a huge and sudden blow on Tuesday when two of his top ministers announced their resignations, saying they could no longer work for a government mired in scandal. While he did not admit the allegations directly, Pincher said in a letter to Johnson that “last night I drank far too …

Two key U.K. Cabinet ministers quit Boris Johnson’s government
2 years, 8 months ago

Two key U.K. Cabinet ministers quit Boris Johnson’s government

LA Times  

From left, British Health Secretary Sajid Javid, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Prime Minister Boris Johnson last year. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was clinging to power Tuesday after two of his most senior Cabinet ministers quit, saying they had lost confidence in Johnson’s leadership amid shifting explanations about his handling of a sexual misconduct scandal. Johnson quickly …

Boris Johnson hanging by a thread as Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid walk out
2 years, 8 months ago

Boris Johnson hanging by a thread as Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid walk out

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson was battling to save his premiership on Tuesday night after two of his most senior Cabinet ministers resigned within 10 minutes of each other. First Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, and then Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, published letters on their Twitter accounts explaining why they could not remain in their posts. Michelle Donelan, the universities minister, will replace …

Big blow to British PM Boris Johnson as two cabinet colleagues including finance minister Rishi Sunak resign
2 years, 8 months ago

Big blow to British PM Boris Johnson as two cabinet colleagues including finance minister Rishi Sunak resign

India TV News  

Big blow to British PM Boris Johnson as two cabinet colleagues including finance minister Rishi Sunak resign The 42-year-old British Indian minister posted his resignation letter on Twitter soon after another senior Cabinet colleague, UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid, resigned. Highlights Serious trouble mounted for British PM Boris Johnson after two cabinet colleagues resigned UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, health …

Javid distances himself from Johnson’s Starmer ‘slur’ over Jimmy Savile
3 years, 1 month ago

Javid distances himself from Johnson’s Starmer ‘slur’ over Jimmy Savile

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “But the Prime Minister has also come out and clarified those remarks, and that …

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