Boris Johnson resigns
Boris Johnson has sensationally resigned from the government in protest at Theresa May’s Chequers deal, triggering the worst crisis of her premiership.
No 10 announced she had “accepted” the resignation of the Foreign Secretary – just 15 hours after David Davis quit as Brexit Secretary.
The second resignation came just 30 minutes before the prime minister had to face the Commons, amid the mounting anger of Leave-backing Tory MPs that the deal struck on Friday is a sell-out.
Boris Johnson has sensationally resigned from the government in protest at Theresa May’s Chequers deal, triggering the worst crisis of her premiership.
No 10 announced she had “accepted” the resignation of the Foreign Secretary – just 15 hours after David Davis quit as Brexit Secretary.
The second resignation came just 30 minutes before the prime minister had to face the Commons, amid the mounting anger of Leave-backing Tory MPs that the deal struck on Friday is a sell-out.