Current Events > Sunak and Javid resign within ten minutes of each other

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They'd be a leadership election, and we'd probably have Gove throw in his hat, again.

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I think the mop from the broom closet might be the Tory party's best bet

The head of the 1922 Committee is now going to see Boris.

Up to 36 resignations now, btw.

https://twitter.com/RoryStewartUK/status/1544594449149427715

TomClark posted...

Up to 36 resignations now, btw.

Bets on 50 by the morning?

FunkyCat posted...

Bets on 50 by the morning?

Hell, at this rate there might be 50 by the time Love Island comes on.

Never trust anyone who doesnt comb their hair

I almost can't believe how quickly this has snowballed. 38 people have resigned, many of them very senior. Wtf.

I'm surprised this happened over Pincher, though. Partygate didn't cause that many people to resign.

Sunhawk posted...

I almost can't believe how quickly this has snowballed. 38 people have resigned, many of them very senior. Wtf.

I'm surprised this happened over Pincher, though. Partygate didn't cause that many people to resign.

In the Committe meeting Johnson was asked flat out if he had been told that other members of his cabinet had sexually abused people and Johnson refused to answer.

There has already been a scandal about Tories watching porn in the commons and harrasing female MPs too

I think these Tory MPs are scared that this just going to be the first scandal to come out and want to get off the sinking ship.

Patel has told Johnson to resign.

A bold move for her considering he is quite possibly the only person in the entire country who can stand her.

Sunhawk posted...

I almost can't believe how quickly this has snowballed. 38 people have resigned, many of them very senior. Wtf.

I'm surprised this happened over Pincher, though. Partygate didn't cause that many people to resign.

They all knew what he was like. They all knew what Boris was like and that he knew about this.

This is just 'The sinking ship fleeing the rats' as it was put. They've seen the recent disastrous elections and want to save their own seats. They haven't changed and supported Boris in all of this.

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Boris is refusing to step down. This muppet is really gonna drag this out

deanshow posted...

Boris is refusing to step down. This muppet is really gonna drag this out

I hope he drags the Tories into the dirt with him.

That would be the best thing for the future of the country despite being embarrasing for the next few weeks

Maze_ posted...

I hope he drags the Tories into the dirt with him.

That would be the best thing for the future of the country despite being embarrasing for the next few weeks

Honestly if this bastard lasts until after their summer reccess. Ill be impressed.

FunkyCat posted...

Boris won't leave unless dragged into the streets.

Well... what are you guys waiting for?

Brandon Lewis gone now.

Today has also set the record for the most ministerial resignations in a single day ever.

How many is that now? I lost count at 32

39 in total since last night, I think. 15 of which were ministers today, previous record was 11 in 1932.

Now Boris has sacked Gove. Unreal behaviour.

He really is determined to destroy the tory party and I'm here for it

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With how utterly silent Raab has been since the McDonald Letter came out yesterday morning, I'm half expecting him to come strolling into the office happily oblivious only to stumble upon the carnage like Troy with his pizzas in Community.

Wow, this is truly popping off in a way that I didn't expect. Let's hope he burns the whole party down with him.

I hope he sacks Patel next.

You just know Mogg will stick aroung. Cockroach that he is.

Maze_ posted...

I hope he sacks Patel next.

You just know Mogg will stick aroung. Cockroach that he is.

I once saw Rees-Mogg described as "the ghost of a Victorian undertaker" and honestly I haven't been the same ever since.

Man this interview on BBC is wild. This Boris supporter sounds like a late stage Trumper crony

Now with its own Wikipedia article

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_United_Kingdom_government_crisis

UnholyMudcrab posted...

Now with its own Wikipedia article

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_United_Kingdom_government_crisis

We made it, lads.

Yeah, never forget that the final straw was that he made his ministers lie, not what they were lying about.

They're pissed because he made them look bad.

Simon Hart gone, too.

I believe that's now 42 resignations and 1 sacking.

Correction: 43 resignations.

Everytime someone mentions Bojo leaving I mentally picture him ziplining backwards.

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Ed Argar has resigned.

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I feel like resigning at this point is kind of pathetic.

Like damn. How do I show the world I have no spine, but also no integrity to stand by the side I chose.

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They're literally cancelling meetings tomorrow because there aren't currently enough Ministers to attend.

Was there no way for his party to boot him out of leadership?

Booting out Prime Ministers became a tradition in Australia.

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Just a matter of appointing another MP to the position. The people resigning aren't quitting their job as MP, they're still in Parliament, they're just standing down from their governmental roles.

It's not technically a complex process to replace a minister who has resigned - Sunak and Javid were both replaced by bedtime yesterday, and they didn't leave until after Boris' 5pm interview.

But there are so many roles to fill now that it will take time (and note that this all booted off in the first place because someone got an appointment that they really shouldn't have done), and it's worth noting that alongside all the resignations a hell of a lot of backbenchers (MPs in Johnson's party who don't hold a ministerial role) have come out and said that they are not supporting Johnson, which whittles down the list of available candidates somewhat. Boris won't want a repeat of tonight where someone that he appointed less than 24 hours previously is publicly calling on him to stand down.

Punished_Blinx posted...

Was there no way for his party to boot him out of leadership?

Booting out Prime Ministers became a tradition in Australia.

He survived, barely, the party's attempt to get rid of him. And said group who decides that is having an election to decide who will handle whatever they do next.

TomClark posted...

Just a matter of appointing another MP to the position. The people resigning aren't quitting their job as MP, they're still in Parliament, they're just standing down from their governmental roles.

So is this analogous to resigning from your committee positions as a US senator or is it closer to resigning as Secretary of Defense, just that that job doubles with a parliamentary position.

Anteaterking posted...

So is this analogous to resigning from your committee positions as a US senator or is it closer to resigning as Secretary of Defense, just that that job doubles with a parliamentary position.

A bit of both. Sunak as Chancellor and Javid as Health Secretary were classes as "Cabinet Ministers" - they had major jobs that were considered a part of the innermost circle of government - they'd be analogous to the SoD.

Other Ministers were in charge of departments but not considered as "major" - they're Ministers of State, but on a tier lower than Secretaries of State, while other resignations still were Parliamentary Secretaries, the third tier who, work in Ministers of State's departments.

All are - and continue to be - elected MPs and hold a seat in Parliament, represent a constituency, carry a parliamentary vote etc., but they no longer have a role in Johnson's government.

Do you need to be a member of parliament in the UK to be appointed minister/secretary?

DeadBankerDream posted...

Do you need to be a member of parliament in the UK to be appointed minister/secretary?

Technically no, but they almost always are.