Read chancellor and health secretary’s full letters explaining why they are leaving cabinet
Rishi Sunak has resigned as chancellor and Sajid Javid has quit as health secretary, throwing Boris Johnson’s troubled government into further turmoil on a day where more allegations emerged in the Chris Pincher scandal.
Here are their resignation letters in full:
Prime Minister,
It was a privilege to have been asked to come back into Government to serve as Secretary of State for Health & Social Care at such a critical time for our country.
Dear Prime Minister,
It is with deep sadness that I am writing to you to resign from the government.
