Simon Hart resigned[/B] late on Wednesday night and Simon Hart as Foreign Secretary for Wales, following Boris Johnson's refusal to tender his resignation himself, despite calls from members of his cabinet to do so.
The resignationist was among the cabinet ministers who insisted to Johnson that he should listen to the Conservative Party's resounding view and submit his resignation, Sky News notes.
Simon Hart was appointed to the government in 2019.
"I'm not resigning You have two options," Boris Johnson responds to ultimatum
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is adamant he will not resign from Downing Street, despite a barrage of resignations from his government in the last 24-plus hours.
According to ITV's political editor Anushka Astana, "Boris Johnson is adamant that he will not resign," as he told his cabinet members, who visited him on Wednesday at No 10 Downing Street, amid a wave of resignations of government officials that began on Tuesday with those of finance and health ministers Rishi Sunak and Sajid David respectively.
Johnson: "You have two choices."
"My sources say he told his Cabinet colleagues that they would either focus on economic growth or the chaos of a leadership contest and the resulting pressure to hold parliamentary elections," the reporter added.
According to the Times, Home Secretary Priti Patel is the latest cabinet member to stand with her colleagues who are calling for Johnson's resignation.
Many ministers have gathered since the afternoon at Johnson's official residence in Downing Street to tell him that he needs to step down.
One source, quoted by Reuters, said at least one was there to support him should he decide to fight to retain office.
They are changing the rules to bring him down
Conservative Party MPs will not call for a vote of confidence in the British prime minister until at least next week after the so-called "1922 Committee", which sets internal party rules, agreed on Wednesday to proceed with the election of new members before deciding whether to allow a new impeachment motion against Boris Johnson.
According to three Conservative MPs, the 1922 Committee will proceed to renew its term of office next Monday. Its new chair will then decide whether to change the rules to allow a new impeachment motion against Johnson. Under the current rules in Britain's political system, no such motion may be tabled until next year.
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