Priti Patel has said she is quitting as Home Secretary and will not serve in Liz Truss' Cabinet.
The top Tory said it was "my choice to continue my public service to the country and to the Witham constituency from the backbenches" as she jumped before she was pushed.
She was widely expected to get the sack when Ms Truss reshuffles her Cabinet - with hard-line Attorney General Suella Braverman tipped to be the next Home Secretary.