Boris Johnson's leadership has reached new heights of crisis following the resignation of both chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid. It comes after the prime minister admitted he should have sacked former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher after being told about previous allegations of “inappropriate” conduct.
Mr Pincher resigned last week following claims that he groped two men at a private members’ club, but Mr Johnson was told about allegations against him as far back as 2019. Instead of sacking the minister, Mr Johnson went on to appoint him to other government roles.
In his resignation letter released this afternoon, Mr Sunak said “the public rightly expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously”, while Mr Javid said the British people “expect integrity from their government”. He claimed voters now see the PM's administration as neither competent nor “acting in the national interest”.
