Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid have resigned from Boris Johnson's Cabinet in the biggest blow to his premiership. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Health Secretary sensationally quit moments after one another over the Chris Pincher debacle.
Sunak said in his resignation letter "the public rightly expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously", adding "I believe these standards are worth fighting for and that is why I am resigning."
While in his letter to Johnson he said the British people "expect integrity from their government" but voters now believed Mr Johnson's administration was neither competent nor "acting in the national interest".
The resignations came as Johnson was forced into a humiliating apology over his handling of the Chris Pincher row after it emerged he had forgotten about being told of previous allegations of "inappropriate" conduct.
Pincher quit as deputy chief whip 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.
The Prime Minister acknowledged he should have sacked Pincher when he was told about the claims against him when he was a Foreign Office minister in 2019, but instead Johnson went on to appoint him to other government roles.
Here's Sunak's resignation letter in full:
Here's Javid's resignation letter:
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