British Government Crisis: More Ministers Resign
July 17
10:49
2022
Michelle Donelan, Brandon Lewis, Damian Hinds, George Freeman, Helen Whately, Guy Opperman, Chris Philp and James Cartlidge hand in noticeso – Boris Johnson to resign – latest developments live
Emily Dugan@ emilydugan
Thu 7 Jul 2022 06.54 EDT
Eight more ministers resigned on Thursday, ultimately forcing Boris Johnson to step down as Conservative party leader.
The education secretary, Michelle Donelan, was the last to hand in her notice on Thursday morning before No 10 briefed that he would leave.
Having been in the post for less than 48 hours, Donelan told Johnson: “You have put us in an impossible situation.” She said she had pleaded with him on Wednesday to “do the right thing” and go.