Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid's devastating resignation letters to Boris Johnson in full
05.07.2022 - 21:27
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Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, resigned tonight, shortly after his cabinet colleague, Health Secretary Sajid Javid, also announced his resignation. The developments continue to pile the pressure on under-fire Boris Johnson.
Mr Sunak wrote on Twitter: "The public rightly expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. I recognise this may be my last ministerial job, but I believe these standards are worth fighting for and that is why I am resigning." He posted his resignation letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in full on Twitter.
In it, he suggested the Government was not being “conducted properly, competently and seriously”, as he told Boris Johnson that “our approaches are fundamentally too different”.
He wrote: “The public rightly expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. I recognise this may be my last ministerial job, but I believe these standards are worth fighting for and that is why I am resigning”. He also said he had been “loyal” to Mr Johnson.
“On those occasions where I disagreed with you privately, I have supported you publicly”. Mr Sunak also wrote: “In preparation for our proposed joint speech on the economy next week, it has become clear to me that our approaches are fundamentally too different.
“I am sad to be leaving Government but I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that we cannot continue like this.”
Here's Mr Sunak's letter of resignation in full:
Dear Prime Minister,
It is with deep sadness that I am writing to you to resign from the Government. It has been an enormous privilege to serve our country as Chancellor of the Exchequer and I will always be proud of how during the pandemic we protected people's jobs and businesses through actions