Boris Johnson Resigns His Post Along With Others In The UK

By Adam Butler, Correspondent - Follow -
Date Published: July 10, 2022 06:00PM UTC
Last Modified: July 10, 2022 06:00PM UTC

UNITED KINGDOM - Boris Johnson's most well-known achievement was uniting the Conservative Party and Brexit, where the United Kingdom exited the European Union, and he just made a speech at 10 Downing Street, posting his resignation, according to The Washington Post.

On Thursday, July the 7th, Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, stepped down as Prime Minister and the leader of the Conservative Party. In addition to his resignation, came a mass exodus of MPs from his cabinet and other forms of government. In total, a grand 50+ support staff resignations have been posted in the United Kingdom's government.

Outside 10 Downing Street, the 58-year-old politician Boris Johnson, speaking to the crowd, said this:

"It is clearly now the will of the parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new leader of the party and therefore a new prime minister... ...As we have seen at Westminster, when the herd moves, it moves. And my friends, in politics, no one is remotely indispensable,"

He was not emotional and remained a statesman, nor was he apologetic for his actions that were stated as the reason for his resignation.

According to the Washington Post, the reason for his exit from his role was his constant dodging and concealment. He has been accused of having lockdown parties during the COVID-19 lockdowns, had his apartment refurbished with government grant money, and appointed an ally accused of sexual misconduct to a government position.

There will not be an election; instead, a new leader will be elected from within the Conservative Party to replace Johnson, and Johnson will remain in power until that has been completed.

The Evening Standard has posted a list of all members that have posted their resignations

United Kingdom Resignation List

Prime Minister & Conservative Party Chair

• Boris Johnson

Cabinet Members

• Health Secretary - Sajid Javid
• Chancellor - Rishi Sunak
• Wales Secretary of State - Simon Hart
• Northern Ireland Secretary - Brandon Lewis
• Housing Secretary - Michael Grove
• Education Secretary - Michelle Donelan

Ministers

• Children's Minister - Will Quince
• Court's Minister - James Cartlidge
• Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister - John Glen
• Education Minister - Robin Walker & Alex Burghart
• Employment Minister - Mins Davies
• Court's Minister - James Cartlidge
• Environment Ministers - Jo Churchill & Rebecca Pow
• Equalities Minister - Kemi Badenoch
• Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury - Helen Whately
• Home Office Minister - Victoria Adkins
• Housing Minister - Stuart Andrew
• Industry Minister - Lee Rowley
• Levelling Up Minister - Neil O'Brien
• Media Minister - Julia Lopez
• Minister for Exports & Minister for Equality - Mike Freer
• Minister for Safeguarding - Rachel Maclean
• Minister of Health - Ed Argar
• Pensions Minister - Guy Opperman
• Science Minister - George Freeman
• Security Minister - Damian Hinds
• Technology Minister - Chris Philp

Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS)

• PPS International Trade - Peter Gibson & Jack Brereton
• PPS Business - Felicity Buchan & Mark Fletcher
• PPS Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs - James Sunderland
• PPS Education - David Johnston & Sara Britcliffe
• PPS for Levelling Up - Danny Kruger & Duncan Baker
• PPS for the DWP - James Daly
• PPS for the Ministry of Housing and Local Government - Jacob Young
• PPS Foreign Office - Rob Butler
• PPS Health - Saqib Bhatti, Dr. James Davies, & Gareth Davies
• PPS Northern Ireland - Jonathan Gullis & Mark Logan
• PPS Scotland - Ruth Edwards
• PPS Transport - Nicola Richards & Laura Trott
• PPS Treasury - Claire Coutinho, Selaine Saxby, & Craig Williams
• PS Wales - Virginia Crosbie

Trade Envoys

• Morocco Envoy - Andrew Murrison
• Kenya Envoy - Theo Clarke
• Fisheries Envoy - David Duguid
• New Zealand Envoy - David Mundell
• SE Asia Envoy - Richard Graham

Other Resignations

• Solicitor General - Alex Chalk
• Conservative Party Chair - Luke Hall
• Conservative Party Vice Chairs - Bim Afolami & Caroline Johnson