Newly appointed Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi tells LBC Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid didn’t take the 'coward's way out'
The PM is now in a desperate damage limitation battle after bombshells from the former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who walked out within minutes of each other with broadsides at Boris Johnson's lack of 'integrity' and competence.
"When the PM realised he had made a mistake, he came out and explained that. I think that’s good leadership."When he realised he made a mistake, with the benefit of hindsight, he shouldn’t have appointed Chris Pincher, he came out and apologised for it. His letter said: "Dear Prime Minister. Thank you for meeting with me yesterday evening and for your sincere apology regarding the briefings I received from No 10 ahead of Monday's media round, which we now know to be inaccurate.
"I will miss it hugely but pledge to do all I can to continue this important work from the backbenches. The pair were swiftly replaced on Tuesday night, with Nadhim Zahawi promoted to be the new Chancellor and Steve Barclay becoming Health Secretary. "Conservatives at their best are seen as hard-headed decision-makers, guided by strong values. We may not have always been popular, but we have been competent in acting in the national interest.
"I am sad to be leaving Government but I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that we cannot continue like this." Adding: "The next leader of the conservative party is coming soon, he or she is going to need to show integrity, courage and leadership and those who cling to this discredited Prime Minister are not doing so."
And the UK's trade envoys to Morocco, Andrew Murrison, and Kenya, Theo Clarke, also stepped down, with Westminster braced for other ministers to follow suit. Sir Keir Starmer called for more members of the Cabinet to resign in response to Boris Johnson's handling of the Chris Pincher scandal.Sir Keir spoke to journalists shortly before news of Rishi Sunak's resignation broke. Asked if Mr Johnson was a "pathological liar," he said: "Yes, he's a liar.
He continued: "They should resign, or force him to resign. They have to step up in the national interest now, otherwise they are nodding dogs in this. I would say to them directly: act in the national interest and resign." He later hit out saying: "To be clear, I am going on Thursday to see brave Ukrainian men and women training to fight for their lives and their country.Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab and Home Secretary Priti Patel are not expected to quit either.
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