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My letter to the Prime Minister below.
Rishi Sunak announced on Twitter that he was resigning as Chancellor and attached his letter to Boris Johnson.
Original post on X Rishi Sunak on X
Why it mattered
The post followed Sajid Javid’s announcement by minutes. The loss of two Cabinet ministers in one evening accelerated the crisis over Johnson’s handling of the Chris Pincher affair.
Sources
- The end of Boris? Beleaguered PM fights for political life after Sunak and Javid quit
- Sunak and Javid didn’t take ‘cowards way out,’ insists Chancellor as PM fights to survive