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Wednesday, July 6, 2022
New resignations rock Johnson’s grip on power as wider UK insurrection looms
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJoshua Davidovich is The Times of Israel's Deputy Editor
Six more junior ministers have quit UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cabinet, dealing a fresh blow to the embattled premier as he attempts to cling to power and fend off an internal mutiny by lawmakers unhappy with his scandal-plagued administration.
The ministers are named by Sky News as Kemi Badenoch, Julia Lopez, Mims Davies, Lee Rowley, Neil O’Brien and Alex Burghart.
Ministers Michael Gove and Thérèse Coffey may follow suit, the Guardian reports.
New: Further Cabinet resignations will follow if Boris Johnson ignores a request by Conservative party grandees to resign, per three people familiar
Gove, Coffey tipped to go if PM won't fall on swordhttps://t.co/dxb6484AEM pic.twitter.com/aX0ZzrMOJg
— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) July 6, 2022
Sky puts the number of ministers jumping ship at 12, while the Guardian counts 15.
The resignations come as Johnson begins his second grilling of the day, facing down a panel of committee heads known as a liaison committee. The panel will first question Johnson on Ukraine before moving on to integrity matters, the Guardian reports.
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