Levelling up secretary had told PM to step down in face-to-face meeting as Simon Hart says it is too late to ‘turn the ship around’
A total of 44 people have resigned from the government – with one more sacked – sinceSimon Hart became the third Cabinet minister to resign, stepping down from his position as Welsh Secretary. He wrote in his resignation letter: “I have never been a massive fan of Ministerial resignations being the best means of forcing change.
Michael Gove, the levelling up secretary, was sacked by Johnson with sources saying it was due to his “disloyalty” for being among the members of the Cabinet urging Johnson to quit. Following the sacking of Gove, Danny Kruger stood down as a PPS in the levelling up department. Priti Patel was one of the delegation of cabinet ministers urging Johnson to go, an ally confirmed. It is understood the home secretary was concerned the government would be unable to function with so many posts unfilled.
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