Boris Johnson has appointed Education Secretary Nahim Zahawi as his new chancellor after Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resigned from the cabinet over the prime minister’s handling of misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher. Their departures – along with that of Tory deputy leader Bim Afolami – have thrown Mr Johnson’s premiership into doubt and come amid growing Tory anger at the prime minister after No 10 admitted he knew when he promoted Mr Pincher to role of head of parliament. welfare that a complaint of misconduct had been upheld against him. Downing Street denied accusations by former Foreign Office permanent secretary Lord MacDonald that he was “not telling the truth” when previously asked about the matter, instead insisting Johnson did not “remember” initially being told about the complaint against Pincher . Speaking to reporters on Tuesday afternoon, Mr Johnson expressed his “regret” and apologized for the “mistake” of promoting Mr Pincher, acknowledging he should have fired him when told of the allegations, adding: ” In hindsight it was the wrong thing to do.”
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All the big resignations under Boris Johnson’s rule
Boris Johnson’s prime ministership has given way to some of the most explosive resignations in recent political history – with his brother’s jump and the departures of Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak on Tuesday among the most devastating. And Tuesday’s list of resignations didn’t end there, with the likes of MP Javid’s private parliamentary secretary Saqib Bhatti and trade envoy to Morocco Andrew Murrison joining his ever-growing ranks. With his prime ministership hanging in the balance, we take a look at all the major resignations under Boris Johnson’s heavy-handed rule: Stuti Mishra6 July 2022 04:31 1657076400
Secretary Thatcher says Boris Johnson was ‘never fit’ to be prime minister
Sir Malcolm Rifkind, a senior minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, said Boris Johnson was “always unfit to be prime minister”. In an interview with Newsnight, the former foreign secretary said Mr Johnson was no longer disliked across the country. He said: “The dislike of Boris Johnson in Scotland matches England and Wales. This is no longer a North-South divide or an England-Scotland divide, almost the whole country thinks he’s a loser, he shouldn’t be Prime Minister, he doesn’t have the integrity or honesty to command.” Presenting Newsnight, presenter Kirsty Wark told viewers that producers could not find anyone willing to defend Mr Johnson on Tuesday’s programme. Liam James6 July 2022 04:00 1657072800
70% say Boris Johnson should go
Seven in 10 British adults say Boris Johnson should resign, according to a YouGov poll of more than 3,000 people. YouGov said this was an 11-point increase on the number of people backing the prime minister to resign when it was last asked on June 9, days after he survived a confidence vote by Tory MPs. But just 21 percent of those polled said they believed Mr. Johnson would resign. Meanwhile, almost six in 10 (56 per cent) people said they thought Rishi Sunak was right to resign as chancellor. Liam James6 July 2022 03:00 1657069200
Watch: Why did Sunak and Javid quit?
The Independent TV team put together the video below to explain the background to the night’s most seismic resignations: Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resign over Pincher scandal Liam James6 July 2022 02:00 1657065600
Boris Johnson forced into crisis reshuffle as Zahawi replaces Sunak as chancellor
Boris Johnson was forced into a chaotic reshuffle on Tuesday night after potential leadership rivals Rishi Sunak quit as chancellor and Sajid Javid resigned as health secretary (Adam Forrest writes). The prime minister is facing the biggest leadership crisis of his premiership after his handling of the scandal over former deputy minister Chris Pincher also sparked a flurry of resignations of envoys and parliamentary aides. In scathing comments, Mr Javid said voters believed the government was neither competent nor “acting in the national interest”, while Mr Sunak said Britain deserved an administration that was run “properly, competently and seriously”. . Nadhim Zahawi has been promoted to new chancellor, with universities minister Michelle Donelan taking over as education secretary. Steve Barclay, the prime minister’s chief of staff, was given the role of health secretary. According to reports, Johnson wanted Liz Truss as chancellor, but Zahawi forced his hand by threatening to join the rebellion and resign if he was not given the No 11 post. Liam James6 July 2022 01:00 1657062000
Watch: Nadine Dorries filmed rushing into Downing Street after double resignation
Well-known Johnson loyalist Nadine Dorries rushed to the prime minister’s side this afternoon after two of his key ministers resigned. Sky News recorded this video: Nadine Dorries was filmed rushing into Downing Street after a double resignation Liam James6 July 2022 00:00 1657060235
Shadow chancellor says Zahawi ‘supports failure’ Boris Johnson
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves accused the new chancellor of acting in his own interest. The Labor MP tweeted after the appointment of Nadhim Zahawi as head of the Treasury that the cabinet was backing a “failed prime minister”. Liam James5 July 2022 23:30 1657059215
New resignation for Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson has lost another minister in a night of resignations. Alex Chalk, solicitor general for England and Wales, told the prime minister he was stepping down from his role because of the cumulative impact of a series of scandals. The Cheltenham MP said it was “with great regret” that he stood down but could not “defend the indefensible”. Liam James5 July 2022 23:13 1657058298
Zahawi forced Boris Johnson to make him chancellor – report
Nadhim Zahawi secured his new role as chancellor by threatening to join the rebellion against Boris Johnson, according to a report. The Express cites government sources as saying the prime minister wanted Liz Truss to be his new chancellor, but Mr Zahawi forced him out by threatening to resign as education secretary if she was not promoted. Mr Zahawi reportedly planned to leave overnight before being summoned by the prime minister to be asked why he had not declared his allegiance. Mrs Truss had already publicly said she would support Mr Johnson. Liam James5 July 2022 22:58 1657058075
Tory MP tweets frustration with new Education Secretary
What might have seemed one of the less controversial moves tonight – the appointment of Michelle Donelan as education secretary – did not go down well across the board. Responding directly to Downing Street’s official Twitter account’s announcement of new chancellor Nadhim Zahawi’s replacement at the helm of the Department for Education, Tory MP Lucy Allan wrote: “Seriously.” The member for Telford was an admirer of Mr Zahawi, calling him a “brilliant and inspirational education secretary”. (Twitter) Liam James5 July 2022 22:54
title: “Boris Johnson Latest Zahawi New Chancellor After Rishi Sunak And Sajid Javid Resignations Spark Chaos " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-13” author: “Myrna Bryan”
Boris Johnson has appointed Education Secretary Nahim Zahawi as his new chancellor after Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resigned from the cabinet over the prime minister’s handling of misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher. Their departures – along with that of Tory deputy leader Bim Afolami – have thrown Mr Johnson’s premiership into doubt and come amid growing Tory anger at the prime minister after No 10 admitted he knew when he promoted Mr Pincher to role of head of parliament. welfare that a complaint of misconduct had been upheld against him. Downing Street denied accusations by former Foreign Office permanent secretary Lord MacDonald that he was “not telling the truth” when previously asked about the matter, instead insisting Johnson did not “remember” initially being told about the complaint against Pincher . Speaking to reporters on Tuesday afternoon, Mr Johnson expressed his “regret” and apologized for the “mistake” of promoting Mr Pincher, acknowledging he should have fired him when told of the allegations, adding: ” In hindsight it was the wrong thing to do.”
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Time for Johnson to go, says former cabinet minister Lord Frost
Former Tory Brexit minister Lord David Frost has called on Boris Johnson to resign as prime minister before taking the Conservative Party and government “under him”. Lord Frost writes in the Daily Telegraph that Johnson’s place in history will be secure as “one of the most important prime ministers of the last century”. If he leaves now, before chaos descends, this reputation will be remembered. If he gets stuck, he risks taking the party and the government down with him. Lord David Frost “That’s why it’s time for him to go. If he does, he may still hand over to a new team, one that is determined to defend and pursue the opportunities of Brexit, one that will be able to win the next election convincingly,” the former cabinet minister said . “This is in the interests of the Conservative Party, in the interests of Leave voters, and in the national interest. It has to happen.” Stuti Mishra July 6, 2022 4:48 am 1657078292
All the big resignations under Boris Johnson’s rule
Boris Johnson’s prime ministership has given way to some of the most explosive resignations in recent political history – with his brother’s jump and the departures of Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak on Tuesday among the most devastating. And Tuesday’s list of resignations didn’t end there, with the likes of MP Javid’s private parliamentary secretary Saqib Bhatti and trade envoy to Morocco Andrew Murrison joining his ever-growing ranks. With his prime ministership hanging in the balance, we take a look at all the major resignations under Boris Johnson’s heavy-handed rule: Stuti Mishra6 July 2022 04:31 1657076400
Secretary Thatcher says Boris Johnson was ‘never fit’ to be prime minister
Sir Malcolm Rifkind, a senior minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, said Boris Johnson was “always unfit to be prime minister”. In an interview with Newsnight, the former foreign secretary said Mr Johnson was no longer disliked across the country. He said: “The dislike of Boris Johnson in Scotland matches England and Wales. This is no longer a North-South divide or an England-Scotland divide, almost the whole country thinks he’s a loser, he shouldn’t be Prime Minister, he doesn’t have the integrity or honesty to command.” Presenting Newsnight, presenter Kirsty Wark told viewers that producers could not find anyone willing to defend Mr Johnson on Tuesday’s programme. Liam James6 July 2022 04:00 1657072800
70% say Boris Johnson should go
Seven in 10 British adults say Boris Johnson should resign, according to a YouGov poll of more than 3,000 people. YouGov said this was an 11-point increase on the number of people backing the prime minister to resign when it was last asked on June 9, days after he survived a confidence vote by Tory MPs. But just 21 percent of those polled said they believed Mr. Johnson would resign. Meanwhile, almost six in 10 (56 per cent) people said they thought Rishi Sunak was right to resign as chancellor. Liam James6 July 2022 03:00 1657069200
Watch: Why did Sunak and Javid quit?
The Independent TV team put together the video below to explain the background to the night’s most seismic resignations: Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resign over Pincher scandal Liam James6 July 2022 02:00 1657065600
Boris Johnson forced into crisis reshuffle as Zahawi replaces Sunak as chancellor
Boris Johnson was forced into a chaotic reshuffle on Tuesday night after potential leadership rivals Rishi Sunak quit as chancellor and Sajid Javid resigned as health secretary (Adam Forrest writes). The prime minister is facing the biggest leadership crisis of his premiership after his handling of the scandal over former deputy minister Chris Pincher also sparked a flurry of resignations of envoys and parliamentary aides. In scathing comments, Mr Javid said voters believed the government was neither competent nor “acting in the national interest”, while Mr Sunak said Britain deserved an administration that was run “properly, competently and seriously”. . Nadhim Zahawi has been promoted to new chancellor, with universities minister Michelle Donelan taking over as education secretary. Steve Barclay, the prime minister’s chief of staff, was given the role of health secretary. According to reports, Johnson wanted Liz Truss as chancellor, but Zahawi forced his hand by threatening to join the rebellion and resign if he was not given the No 11 post. Liam James6 July 2022 01:00 1657062000
Watch: Nadine Dorries filmed rushing into Downing Street after double resignation
Well-known Johnson loyalist Nadine Dorries rushed to the prime minister’s side this afternoon after two of his key ministers resigned. Sky News recorded this video: Nadine Dorries was filmed rushing into Downing Street after a double resignation Liam James6 July 2022 00:00 1657060235
Shadow chancellor says Zahawi ‘supports failure’ Boris Johnson
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves accused the new chancellor of acting in his own interest. The Labor MP tweeted after the appointment of Nadhim Zahawi as head of the Treasury that the cabinet was backing a “failed prime minister”. Liam James5 July 2022 23:30 1657059215
New resignation for Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson has lost another minister in a night of resignations. Alex Chalk, solicitor general for England and Wales, told the prime minister he was stepping down from his role because of the cumulative impact of a series of scandals. The Cheltenham MP said it was “with great regret” that he stood down but could not “defend the indefensible”. Liam James5 July 2022 23:13 1657058298
Zahawi forced Boris Johnson to make him chancellor – report
Nadhim Zahawi secured his new role as chancellor by threatening to join the rebellion against Boris Johnson, according to a report. The Express cites government sources as saying the prime minister wanted Liz Truss to be his new chancellor, but Mr Zahawi forced him out by threatening to resign as education secretary if she was not promoted. Mr Zahawi reportedly planned to leave overnight before being summoned by the prime minister to be asked why he had not declared his allegiance. Mrs Truss had already publicly said she would support Mr Johnson. Liam James5 July 2022 22:58
