Boris Johnson’s government falling apart: Minister resigns from cabinet and surrenders Conservative whip
Amber Rudd has resigned from the cabinet and surrendered the Conservative whip in protest at Boris Johnson’s handling of Brexit.
The Hastings and Rye MP said she was relinquishing the Tory whip after the prime minister sacked 21 rebels this week.
The secretary of state for work and pensions posted on Twitter: “I have resigned from cabinet and surrendered the Conservative whip. I cannot stand by as good, loyal, moderate Conservatives are expelled.
“I have spoken to the PM and my association chairman to explain. I remain committed to the one nation values that drew me into politics.”
This week Johnson removed the whip from 21 Conservatives including two former chancellors and Winston Churchill’s grandson after they voted to give opposition MPs control of the order paper and start the process of blocking a no-deal Brexit.
In comments likely to reverberate across Westminster as it gears up for another tumultuous week, Rudd said she thought a no-deal Brexit was now the government’s main aim. [Continue reading…]