It does. Shame.That reads as if he is standing down from ministerial office rather than as an MP?
Yes he clearly says at the end he will continue to support from the back benches - just resigning from govt.It does. Shame.
Would you want to be anywhere near the front benches with the fiasco that is and is about to go on!Yes he clearly says at the end he will continue to support from the back benches - just resigning from govt.
Wonder why?
Usually its due to an illness or imminent scandal being exposed
I'm guessing he is distancing himself from Boris Johnson. I get the feeling it's a career move more than anything else. I can't see Boris seeing the year out. Huge Brexit **** ups, huge coronavirus **** ups the whispers of personal indiscretions constantly following him. I'd be very surprised if the wheels had not already been set in motion for him to step down. Coronavirus complications and the pressures of being a new dad will be what they pump out. Rishi Sunak looks like the man to take over.Yes he clearly says at the end he will continue to support from the back benches - just resigning from govt.
Wonder why?
Usually its due to an illness or imminent scandal being exposed
If he does he should say so.Maybe he disagrees with the idea of breaking international law?
He's not exactly distancing himself from the man or his policies in that letter!I'm guessing he is distancing himself from Boris Johnson. I get the feeling it's a career move more than anything else. I can't see Boris seeing the year out. Huge Brexit **** ups, huge coronavirus **** ups the whispers of personal indiscretions constantly following him. I'd be very surprised if the wheels had not already been set in motion for him to step down. Coronavirus complications and the pressures of being a new dad will be what they pump out. Rishi Sunak looks like the man to take over.
@Lefty Is it worth changing the title of the thread? As it appears he has stepped down as a minister, not an MP.
might be the old fields of wheat then..He's not exactly distancing himself from the man or his policies in that letter!
Can’t be that big a deal. The Gazette only deems it about the 30th most important story.