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UK ministers resigning from Johnson's second government outside reshuffles

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This is a list of resignations from thesecond government formed by Prime MinisterBoris Johnson. Between forming a government on 13 December 2019 after the2019 general election and his eventual resignation amida government crisis, Johnson faced the resignation of 10 cabinet ministers (one of whom resigned on two separate occasions) and 3 ministers 'attending cabinet'. This list omits ministers who were invited to leave the government during the2020,2021, or2022 cabinet reshuffles. It also excludes all ministers who resigned during theprevious government formed by Johnson.

2020

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	Office	Date of resignation	Reason
Rt HonSajid Javid MP	Chancellor of the Exchequer	13 February	Refused to dismiss his advisers during the2020 cabinet reshuffle.^[1]
Rt HonJake Berry MP	Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth	13 February	Refused to accept a new position during the2020 cabinet reshuffle.^[2]
Rt HonConor Burns MP	Minister of State for Trade Policy	4 May	Standards Committee found that he had used his position to intimidate a member of the public.^[3]
Douglas Ross MP	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland	26 May	Discontented withDominic Cummings' explanation for breaching the government's restrictions on travel during theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.^[4]
Rt HonAnne-Marie Trevelyan MP	Secretary of State for International Development	2 September	Department abolished.^[5]
Simon Clarke MP	Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government	8 September	Personal reasons.^[6]
The Lord Keen of Elie QC PC	Advocate General for Scotland	16 September	Concerns arising from theInternal Market Bill.^[7]
Chris Green MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for Education	13 October	Opposed thegovernment's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8]
Caroline Ansell MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	22 October	Defied government whip on free school meals.^[9]
Rt HonThe Baroness Sugg CBE	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Overseas Territories and Sustainable Development	25 November	Opposed the announcement of cuts to theoverseas aid budget.^[10]

2021

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	Office	Date of resignation	Reason
Kelly Tolhurst MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Rough Sleeping	16 January	Personal reasons.^[11]
Johnny Mercer MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans	20 April	Expressed frustration that the Overseas Operations Bill did not include legal protections for British soldiers that served in Northern Ireland duringthe Troubles. It has been reported that Mercer was sacked by Johnson.^[12]
Rt HonMatt Hancock MP	Secretary of State for Health and Social Care	26 June	Breachingsocial distancing guidelines after he was revealed to be having an affair with his aide and departmental Non-Executive Director Gina Coladangelo.^[13]
Rt HonJames Brokenshire MP	Minister of State for Security	7 July	Health reasons; surgery on a lung tumor.^[14]
Rt HonThe Lord Frost CMG PC	Minister of State for the Cabinet Office	18 December	Opposition to "COVID Plan B" and the political direction of the government.^[15]

2022

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	Office	Date of resignation	Reason
Rt HonThe Lord Agnew of Oulton DL	Minister of State for Efficiency and Transformation	24 January	Unable to defend the government's track record on tackling fraud in Covid business schemes.^[16]
Angela Richardson MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities	31 January	CriticisedBoris Johnson for his mishandling of thepartygate affair.^[17]
Rt HonThe Lord Wolfson of Tredegar QC	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice	13 April	Accused Boris Johnson of undermining therule of law, following his decision not to resign in response tocriminal sanctions imposed on him by theMetropolitan Police.^[18]
Paul Holmes MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theHome Office	27 May	Concerns around "toxic culture" at the heart of government following the publication of the Sue Gray report.^[19]
John Lamont MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office	6 June	Resigned in order to vote against Boris Johnson in avote of confidence as leader of theConservative Party.^[20]
Rt HonOliver Dowden CBE MP	Chairman of the Conservative Party Minister without Portfolio	24 June	Resigned over poor results at theTiverton and Honiton andWakefield by-elections.^[21]
Rt HonChris Pincher MP	Government Deputy Chief Whip Treasurer of the Household	30 June	Reports that he drunkenly groped two men at theCarlton Club on 29 June.^[22]
Rt HonSajid Javid MP	Secretary of State for Health and Social Care	5 July	Main article:July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the2nd National Government),^[23] following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware ofsexual misconduct allegations againstChris Pincher before appointing him to the government.^[24]^[a] This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced byLiz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as prime minister the following day.^[25]
Rt HonRishi Sunak MP	Chancellor of the Exchequer
Saqib Bhatti MBE MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for Health and Social Care
Jonathan Gullis MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theNorthern Ireland Office
Nicola Richards MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for Transport
Virginia Crosbie MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theOffice of the Secretary of State for Wales
Alex Chalk QC MP	Solicitor General for England and Wales
Will Quince MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families	6 July
Laura Trott MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for Transport
Robin Walker MP	Minister of State for School Standards
John Glen MP	Economic Secretary to the Treasury
Felicity Buchan MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Victoria Atkins MP	Minister of State for Prisons and Probation
Jo Churchill MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaption
Stuart Andrew MP	Minister of State for Housing
Selaine Saxby MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary toHM Treasury
David Johnston MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for Education
Claire Coutinho MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary toHM Treasury
Lee Rowley MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry
Kemi Badenoch MP	Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities Minister of State for Equalities
Neil O'Brien MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution
Alex Burghart MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills
Julia Lopez MP	Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure
Mims Davies MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment
Duncan Baker MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Craig Williams MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary toHM Treasury
Mark Logan MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theNorthern Ireland Office
Rachel Maclean MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding
Mike Freer MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports
Mark Fletcher MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Sara Britcliffe MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for Education
Ruth Edwards MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theOffice of the Secretary of State for Scotland
Peter Gibson MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for International Trade
James Sunderland MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Jacob Young MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Rt HonMichael Gove MP^[a]	Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
James Daly MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for Work and Pensions
Danny Kruger MBE MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Rt HonSimon Hart MP	Secretary of State for Wales
Edward Argar MP	Minister of State for Health
Gareth Davies MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment of Health and Social Care
James Davies MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theDepartment of Health and Social Care
Rt HonBrandon LewisCBE MP	Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	7 July
Helen Whately MP	Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Rt HonDamian Hinds MP	Minister of State for Security and Borders
George Freeman MP^[b]	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation
Guy Opperman MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion
Chris Philp MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy
James Cartlidge MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Rt HonMichelle Donelan MP	Secretary of State for Education
Rob Butler MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Rebecca Pow MP^[c]	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment
Jack Brereton MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theSecretary of State for International Trade
Fay Jones MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to theLeader of the House of Commons
Rt HonThe Lord Grimstone	Minister of State for Investment		Quit because Johnson had decided to leave Number 10 rather than fighting to remain in his post^[28]
Rt HonThe Lord Greenhalgh	Minister of State for Building Safety and Fire	8 July	Stated "now that the die has been cast I have decided that this is the right time for me to resign"^[29]
Rt HonThe Lord Harrington	Minister of State for Refugees	4 September	Resigned from government prior to the announcement of the result of theJuly–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election^[30]
Rt HonNigel Adams MP	Minister of State without Portfolio	5 September	Announced that they did not intend to serve in theincoming government^[31]

Notes

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^^a ^bMichael Gove was sacked from hisCabinet Position ofSecretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities by Prime MinisterBoris Johnson, after he urged thePM to resign in response tothe crisis.
^George Freeman's letter outlines not having confidence in the Prime Minister, but does not explicitly say that he has resigned.^[26]
^Pow's resignation letter was officially submitted after Johnson had announced his resignation. Pow latertweeted that, while she had informed the Prime Minister of her intention to resign prior to his announcement, she had been unable to submit her letter in person due to her self-isolating withcoronavirus.^[27]

References

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^"Cabinet reshuffle: Sajid Javid resigns as chancellor".BBC News. 13 February 2020.
^"Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry quits Government".North West. 13 February 2020.
^"Minister resigns over 'veiled threats' in letter".BBC News. 4 May 2020. Retrieved4 May 2020.
^MP, Douglas Ross (26 May 2020)."I haven't commented publicly on the situation with Dominic Cummings as I have waited to hear the full details. I welcome the statement to clarify matters, but there remains aspects of the explanation which I have trouble with. As a result I have resigned as a government Minister.pic.twitter.com/6yXLyMzItJ".@Douglas4Moray. Retrieved26 May 2020.
^Walker, Jonathan (1 September 2020)."Berwick MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan entitled to £17,000 payout after Boris Johnson abolishes her job".Chronicle Live.
^Clarke, Simon (8 September 2020)."With regret, I have decided to stand down from the Government for personal reasons. It has been an honour and a privilege and I hope to return to serve at a future opportunity".@SimonClarkeMP. Retrieved8 September 2020.
^"Lord Keen: Senior law officer quits over Brexit bill row".BBC News. 16 September 2020. Retrieved15 October 2020.
^"Bolton Conservative MP resigns from government position over handling of lockdown".Manchester Evening News. 13 October 2020.
^"Conservative MP quits government job over free school meals".BBC News. 22 October 2020.
^"Liz Sugg resigns as sustainable development minister over cut to aid spending".The Guardian. 25 November 2020. Retrieved25 November 2020.
^"Conservative MP Kelly Tolhurst resigns as Housing Minister following 'devastating family news'".The Telegraph. 16 January 2021.
^Kate Proctor (20 April 2021)."Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer Quits Government Claiming It Has "Abandoned" Soldiers Who Served In Northern Ireland".PoliticsHome.
^"Matt Hancock quits as health secretary after breaking social distance guidance".BBC News. 26 June 2021. Retrieved26 June 2021.
^"James Brokenshire steps back from ministerial role for cancer surgery".BBC News. 11 January 2021. Retrieved13 July 2021.
^"Brexit minister Lord Frost resigns over Covid plan B measures".The Guardian. 18 December 2021.
^Payne, Sebastian; Thomas, Daniel (2022-01-24)."UK anti-fraud minister quits over 'lamentable' Covid loan oversight".Financial Times. Retrieved2022-01-24.
^"Tory MP warns he no longer supports Boris Johnson during stormy Commons session".London Evening Standard. 31 January 2022.
^"My letter to the Prime Minister today".Twitter. Retrieved2022-04-13.
^Correspondent, Dan Falvey-Political (2022-05-27)."Boris rattled as frontbencher RESIGNS over Partygate - 'Tarnished by toxic culture'".Express.co.uk. Retrieved2022-05-27.{{cite web}}:|last= has generic name (help)
^"Tonight, I have voted against the Prime Minister in the Vote of Confidence".Twitter. Retrieved2022-06-06.
^"My letter of resignation to the Prime Minister".Twitter. Retrieved2022-06-24.
^Jessica Elgot; Rowena Mason; Aubrey Allegretti (30 June 2022)."Tory deputy chief whip resigns after 'drunkenly groping two men'".The Guardian.
^Turner, Camilla (6 July 2022)."Boris Johnson suffers most ministerial resignations in 24 hours since 1932".The Telegraph. Retrieved6 July 2022.
^Heather Stewart (5 July 2022)."Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak quit – throwing Boris Johnson's future into doubt".The Guardian.
^"Prime Minister Liz Truss's statement: 6 September 2022".Gov.UK. HM Government. 6 September 2022. Retrieved7 September 2022.
^"Enough is enough. This can't go on".Twitter. Retrieved2022-07-07.
^Scancariello, Antonio (7 July 2022)."Taunton MP Rebecca Pow resigns as Environment Minister".Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved9 November 2023.
^"Johnson ally Lord Grimstone quits role as investment minister".Sky News. Retrieved2022-07-10.
^Stephen Greenhalgh [@team_greenhalgh] (8 July 2022)."Today I resigned as Building Safety and Fire Minister. Here is my letter to ⁦@BorisJohnson" (Tweet). Retrieved8 July 2022 – viaTwitter.
^"Ukrainian refugee minister Lord Harrington quits before PM change".BBC News. 2022-09-04. Retrieved2022-09-05.
^Learmonth, Andrew (5 September 2022)."Two cabinet ministers resign ahead of Liz Truss becoming Prime Minister".The Herald. Retrieved5 September 2022.

Boris Johnson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2019–2022)
MP forUxbridge and South Ruislip (2015–2023)
Mayor of London (2008–2016)

2012 Summer Paralympics

Garden Bridge

Night Tube

Jennifer Arcuri

Other offices held

Leader of the Conservative Party (2019–2022)
Commonwealth Chair-in-Office (2019–2022)
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2016–2018)
Shadow Minister for Higher Education (2005–2007)
Shadow Minister for the Arts (2004)
MP forHenley (2001–2008)

Elections

2008 (Mayoral)
2012 (Mayoral)
2019 (General)
2021 (Local)
2022 (Local)

Books

By Johnson	Friends, Voters, Countrymen (2002) Seventy-Two Virgins (2004) The Dream of Rome (2006) The Churchill Factor (2014) Unleashed (2024)
About Johnson	Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson (2006) Boris v. Ken (2008)

Public
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Cultural depictions	Headcases (2008) When Boris Met Dave (2009) Newzoids (2015–2016) South Park (2016) Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019) "Vossi Bop" (2019) "Boris Johnson Is a Fucking Cunt" (2020) "Can't Stop Christmas" (2020) Spitting Image (2020–2021) "Boris Johnson Is Still a Fucking Cunt" (2021) This England (2022) DSP (2022) Partygate (2023)