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July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis

Summary

In early July 2022, 62 of the United Kingdom's 179 government ministers, parliamentary private secretaries, trade envoys, and party vice-chairmen resigned from their positions in the second administration formed by Boris Johnson as Prime Minister,[1] culminating in Johnson's resignation on 7 July.[2] Johnson's premiership had been considered in danger for months after several scandals, but it was the Chris Pincher scandal that was identified to have spurred on the resignations. Considered the "last straw" for the Prime Minister, the scandal arose after it was revealed that Johnson had promoted his Deputy Chief Government Whip Chris Pincher, who was publicly facing multiple allegations of sexual assault, to the position despite knowing of the allegations beforehand.[3][4]

July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis
Boris Johnson announcing his intention to resign as Conservative leader on 7 July 2022
Date5–7 July 2022 (2022-07-05 – 2022-07-07)
Cause
Motive
Participants
Outcome

Since mid-2021, Johnson's premiership had been impacted by controversies over his actions relating to Owen Paterson's lobbying and the Partygate scandal. These, combined with impacts on electoral performance, led to the ruling Conservative Party holding a vote of confidence in Johnson's leadership in June 2022, which he won, although he was politically weakened.[5] On 5 July, following the Chris Pincher scandal, both Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, respectively Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, resigned almost simultaneously.[6] A large number of other members of the government also resigned,[7] leading to speculation over whether Johnson would continue as prime minister.[8][9] Conservative and opposition MPs, including some members of Johnson's Cabinet, called for Johnson himself to resign. Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition, criticised Johnson and Conservatives who remained in cabinet at Prime Minister's Questions.[10] During the crisis, sixty Members of Parliament (MPs) had resigned from government and party positions. Johnson also dismissed Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, who had refused to publicly affirm his support for Johnson.[11]

After previously saying he would remain as Conservative Party leader to see through the party's manifesto pledges, Johnson announced on 7 July that he would resign as leader but remain as Prime Minister in a caretaker capacity until a new party leader was elected, with the results of the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election being released on 5 September 2022.[12][13][14] After the opposition called for a motion of no confidence to the government with Boris Johnson as PM, Johnson's government called a vote of confidence in itself with no reference to the PM, which they won. On 5 September, Liz Truss was elected leader of the Conservative Party and succeeded Johnson as prime minister on 6 September 2022. Truss would resign as leader of the Conservative Party on 20 October 2022 amid another government crisis, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history. Truss would be succeeded by Sunak, after he won the leadership contest to replace her.

Background edit

In June 2021, the Conservative Party unexpectedly lost the safe seat of Chesham and Amersham to the Liberal Democrats after a successful round of local elections.[15] This was the first big defeat for both Johnson and the Conservatives since the 2019 Brecon and Radnorshire by-election, also a Liberal Democrats gain.[16][17] The following month, despite the Conservatives being heavily favoured to win the Batley and Spen by-election, the seat was narrowly retained by the Labour Party, with the Conservatives' surprise loss blamed largely in part on a scandal that saw health secretary Matt Hancock forced to resign the weekend prior to the by-election, after admitting to breaching social distancing regulations during an extramarital affair.[18][19] While the by-election defeats were generally seen as being embarrassing for the government, they were by and in large not regarded as a sign of imminent danger, as the Conservatives continued to command a strong lead in opinion polls, with press coverage primarily focusing on possible challenges to Labour leader Keir Starmer by allies of previous leader Jeremy Corbyn.[20]

In October 2021, it emerged that Conservative MP Owen Paterson had two second jobs, both based in Northern Ireland and gained through contacts gained while Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, and both of which had involved him advocating for government contracts or changes in standards on behalf of the companies. The Commons Select Committee on Standards found that these breached paid advocacy rules and called for Paterson to be suspended from the House for thirty days, which would have triggered a recall petition.[21] When these recommendations were voted on in the Commons, Conservative MP Andrea Leadsom attached a controversial amendment to delay Paterson's suspension and instead launch a review into the Commons Standards Process itself; the amendment passed. When it emerged that other parties would refuse to take part, this idea was dropped and the government began to prepare for a vote on the suspension. Paterson resigned on 5 November, before such a vote could occur, triggering the 2021 North Shropshire by-election, which the Liberal Democrats unexpectedly won.[22]

In late 2021, the Partygate scandal began after details started to emerge about a number of parties held by government and Conservative Party staff in 10 Downing Street in 2020 and 2021, in violation of COVID-19 public health restrictions.[23] In January 2022, the Metropolitan Police announced that it would open an investigation into the gatherings, and the civil servant Sue Gray was announced to be leading a Cabinet Office inquiry. Gray's final report in May 2022 described multiple events, including excessive drinking and a lack of respect shown to cleaning and security staff. She concluded that senior political and civil service leadership "must bear responsibility for this culture". Public disquiet over the events led to a decline in public support for Boris Johnson, the government and the Conservatives.[24]

In May 2022, another round of local elections took place, resulting in big gains for the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats, and losses for the Conservatives, including the councils of Westminster and Wandsworth which had been Conservative since the premiership of James Callaghan.[25] In early June 2022, a vote of confidence in Johnson's leadership of the Conservative Party was held. The sudden rise in letters to Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee, which made this vote possible was partially as a result of an incident before the Platinum Jubilee National Service of Thanksgiving, where Johnson was booed by crowds outside St Paul's Cathedral.[26] Johnson won the vote with the support of 59% of the Conservative MPs (211–148).[27]

The Conservatives lost two seats in by-elections on 23 June 2022 in Wakefield and Tiverton & Honiton, with a 13% swing to Labour and 30% swing to the Liberal Democrats respectively. This led to the resignation of Oliver Dowden as Chairman of the Conservative Party, who said in his resignation letter that "we cannot carry on with business as usual".[28]

In late June 2022, the Chris Pincher scandal erupted after the Conservative MP Chris Pincher resigned from his position as Deputy Chief Whip due to allegations that he sexually assaulted two men.[29] A few days later, a number of new allegations against him emerged, including allegations that his behaviour had previously been reported to 10 Downing Street and that Johnson had ignored those allegations.[30][31]

Collapse of the government edit

 
Sajid Javid (left) and Rishi Sunak (right) (the first two cabinet members to resign on 5 July) pictured with Boris Johnson (centre)
 
In a scathing Prime Minister's Questions quip, Leader of the Opposition Keir Starmer famously described the remaining cabinet ministers loyal to Boris Johnson as the "Charge of the Lightweight Brigade"

On 5 July 2022, Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor Rishi Sunak resigned following Johnson's admission that it was a mistake to appoint Member of Parliament (MP) Chris Pincher to the role of Deputy Chief Whip following allegations of sexual harassment stretching back at least twelve years. The resignations of Javid and Sunak caused numerous junior ministers and among the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to also resign, most of whom cited a lack of honesty and integrity on the part of Johnson. In the following 24 hours, 36 MPs resigned from their roles in government. This marked both the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period since the British Empire Economic Conference in 1932, and the largest number of such resignations on record.[32] Despite the historic mass resignation of his ministers and his own later on, Johnson stated that he had a "colossal mandate" from the public, referencing the 2019 UK general election results where the Conservative Party won the highest percentage for any party since 1979, and would not stand down immediately.[33][34]

 
Constituencies of MPs who resigned or were dismissed

The following day, Johnson faced attacks from both the Opposition and Government benches during Prime Minister's Questions, during which he ruled out resigning. Keir Starmer called Johnson a "pathetic spectacle" and criticised those who remained in his cabinet, saying; "As for those who are left – only in office because no one else is prepared to debase themselves any longer. The charge of the lightweight brigade."[10] After Tim Loughton asked Johnson the question "does the Prime Minister think there are any circumstances in which he should resign?". Johnson responded by saying "the job of a Prime Minister in difficult circumstances when he's been handed a colossal mandate is to keep going! And that's what I'm going to do!".[35] Following the conclusion of Prime Minister's Questions, Johnson faced further questions from more MPs during a meeting of the Liaison Committee, during which it was revealed that members of the Cabinet, including newly appointed Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, had gathered inside 10 Downing Street to call on Johnson to resign. Following this revelation, other members of Johnson's cabinet, such as Nadine Dorries (Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport), also gathered at Number 10 reportedly to support Johnson.[36][37]

It was widely reported that the 1922 Committee could change their rules in order to allow Johnson to face a second motion of no confidence, though the Committee later ruled out doing so before previously scheduled elections on 11 July.[38] Several MPs reportedly submitted letters to the 1922 Committee expressing a loss in confidence in Johnson, and the committee's chairman Graham Brady was among those seen heading into Number 10, reportedly offering "wise counsel", which has been widely interpreted as advice to resign.[38]

On the evening of 6 July, despite further senior ministers, including formerly loyal allies like Patel, Michael Gove (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities), and Grant Shapps (Secretary of State for Transport), reportedly urging the Prime Minister to resign, Number 10 released a statement reiterating that Johnson would not step down voluntarily.[39] That same day, Johnson sacked Gove for alleged "disloyalty" after he urged Johnson to resign.[40][41] Later that evening, Simon Hart (Secretary of State for Wales) resigned from the cabinet, stating he had "no other option left".[42]

Suella Braverman, Attorney General for England and Wales, joined calls for Johnson to resign but refused to resign from her position in government, citing her sense of duty, and the government's need for an attorney. She also stated she would stand in any upcoming Conservative leadership contest.[43] Fay Jones, MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, announced that if Johnson did not step down by 7 July, she would resign from her role as PPS to the Leader of the House of Commons.[44] Two of the parliamentary private secretaries who resigned that evening, Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green) and Peter Gibson (Darlington), both gay men, mentioned government policy on LGBT+ rights in their resignation letters.[45][46]

Brandon Lewis, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, resigned on the morning of 7 July.[a] His resignation letter stated that "honesty, integrity and mutual respect" were not "being upheld" in government.[48] Nadhim Zahawi, the newly appointed Chancellor, called for Johnson's resignation the same morning.[49] Michelle Donelan also resigned, two days after being appointed Secretary of State for Education, making her the shortest-serving cabinet member in British history.[50][51]

The resignations led to many government departments losing nearly all of their responsible Ministers. The Department of Education only had Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Baroness Barran remaining, with all other responsible ministers having resigned.[52]

Support for Johnson edit

Conservative MPs who publicly expressed support for Johnson include Nadine Dorries (Culture Secretary),[53] Jacob Rees-Mogg (Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency),[54] Alister Jack (Secretary of State for Scotland),[55] Conor Burns (Minister of State for Northern Ireland),[56] Lia Nici (Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister),[57] Justin Tomlinson (Deputy Chair of the Conservative Party),[58] Peter Bone (Wellingborough MP),[59] and Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham MP).[60]

Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss made no statements either in support of or in condemnation of the Prime Minister.[61]

Resignation of Boris Johnson edit

Late at night on 6 July, having previously said that he would "keep going" despite the resignations, Johnson made the decision that he would stand down the following morning.[62]

On 7 July, it was announced that Johnson would make a statement, in which he would resign as Leader of the Conservative Party, with suggestions that he would also announce his intention to stay in-post as Prime Minister until the Conservative Party Conference in October.[14] It was reported that Johnson had phoned the Queen in the morning, to tell her of his intention to resign.[63]

In a July 2022 cabinet reshuffle, Greg Clark was appointed as Gove's replacement as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Kit Malthouse was appointed as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. James Cleverly was appointed Secretary of State for Education, replacing Michelle Donelan. Robert Buckland replaced Simon Hart as Secretary of State for Wales, and Shailesh Vara took Lewis' role as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Andrew Stephenson was made Minister without Portfolio. Johnson publicly announced his resignation as party leader and Prime Minister at 12:30 on 7 July, and stated he would remain as Prime Minister until a new party leader is elected.[64]

At Prime Minister's Questions on 13 July 2022, Johnson said that he would leave office "with my head held high".[65] After the opposition called for a motion of no confidence to the government with Boris Johnson as PM, Johnson's government called a vote of confidence in itself with no reference to the PM, which they won.

Reactions edit

Domestic edit

Liz Truss, Foreign Secretary, made a statement following the Prime Minister's departure, calling it "the right decision" and calling for "calmness and unity".[66] Kwasi Kwarteng, Business Secretary, described the situation as "depressing", and called for a new leader "as soon as practicable".[67] In the 2010s, Theresa May and David Cameron also each announced their resignation as prime minister with the promise to act on it after the election of a new Conservative Party leader, with May acting on the resignation two months after the announcement.[68]

Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition, criticised Johnson and Conservatives who remained in Cabinet, saying that remaining loyal to the Prime Minister meant that they did not have "a shred of integrity". He also mockingly called Johnson's new frontbench the "Charge of the Lightweight Brigade".[10] He also said he would bring a motion of no confidence in the Conservative government if Johnson did not leave office immediately. Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford, respectively First Minister of Scotland and First Minister of Wales, called for Johnson to resign.[69][70] Starmer confirmed he would table a motion of no confidence on 12 July.[71] This was blocked by the government, as the motion also expressed no confidence in Johnson specifically, in addition to the government.[72] A no-confidence motion in the Johnson ministry that did not mention the PM was announced on 13 July, and was debated on 18 July.[73] The government won the vote with 347 ayes and 238 noes, with 50 MPs abstaining.

There were calls from former Conservative ministers and senior Conservative members for Johnson to step down immediately, with a proposal for Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab to take over until a new leader is elected.[74] This included former Conservative Prime Minister John Major.[75][76][77] Former Deputy Prime Minister Lord Heseltine echoed Major's opinion.[78] Some members of the party supporting Johnson's immediate removal from office proposed that former Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May, as well as Raab, or more unlikely former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson,[79] could be reappointed in a caretaker capacity.[80][81][82] Some Conservative MPs feared that Johnson's behaviour was similar to Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election and his refusal to concede to Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States.[83] Lord Sumption, a former UK Supreme Court justice, described the crisis as a "failed constitutional coup" in which important constitutional conventions had been knowingly broken by the Prime Minister.[84]

International edit

Micheál Martin, Ireland's Taoiseach, sent his best wishes to Johnson but urged a "pulling back" from the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill's unilateral action, stating that Ireland–United Kingdom relations had been "strained and challenged in recent times".[85] Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said Johnson "will not be missed", describing Johnson's interactions with Ireland as "wholly negative", adding that "under his leadership, we've seen an attack on the Good Friday Agreement, threat after threat to break international law".[86]

Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, reacted positively to the news by stating that Johnson "doesn't like us. We don't like him either."[87] Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that the "moral of the story" was to "not seek to destroy Russia", adding that Johnson had been "hit by a boomerang launched by himself".[88][87] Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, expressed his sadness upon learning the news and commented: "Not only me, but also all of the Ukrainian society sympathises with you a lot." Zelenskyy thanked Johnson for his support during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[88]

Joe Biden, President of the United States, stated that the US and the UK would remain "the closest of friends and allies" and that "the special relationship" between the two countries "remains strong and enduring". Biden also expressed hope that Johnson's successor will remain dedicated to supporting Ukraine. White House officials refused to comment further on Johnson's departure, stating that they were "not going to comment on another government's democratic process".[89]

List of departures edit

Key:

Cabinet ministers and ministers that attend cabinet are listed in bold
PPS: Parliamentary Private Secretary
No.[b] Image MP Constituency Office Resignation
5 July
1   Sajid Javid Bromsgrove Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Letter
2   Rishi Sunak Richmond (Yorks) Chancellor of the Exchequer Letter
3   Andrew Murrison South West Wiltshire Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy to Morocco Letter
4   Bim Afolami Hitchin and Harpenden Vice Chair of the Conservative Party for Youth Statement
5   Saqib Bhatti Meriden PPS to the Department of Health and Social Care Letter
6   Jonathan Gullis Stoke-on-Trent North PPS to the Northern Ireland Office Letter
7   Nicola Richards West Bromwich East PPS to the Department for Transport Letter
8   Virginia Crosbie Ynys Môn PPS to the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Letter Archived 16 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine
9   Theo Clarke Stafford Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy to Kenya Letter
10   Alex Chalk Cheltenham Solicitor General for England and Wales Letter
6 July
11   Will Quince[c] Colchester Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families Letter
12   Laura Trott Sevenoaks PPS to the Department for Transport Statement
13   Robin Walker Worcester Minister of State for School Standards Letter
14   John Glen Salisbury Economic Secretary to the Treasury Letter
15   Victoria Atkins Louth and Horncastle Minister of State for Prisons and Probation Letter
16   Jo Churchill Bury St Edmunds Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation Letter
17   Stuart Andrew[c] Pudsey Minister of State for Housing Letter
18   Felicity Buchan Kensington PPS to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Letter
19   Selaine Saxby North Devon PPS to HM Treasury Letter
20   Claire Coutinho East Surrey PPS to HM Treasury Statement
21   David Johnston Wantage PPS to the Department for Education Statement
22   Kemi Badenoch Saffron Walden Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities and Minister of State for Equalities Letter
23   Neil O'Brien Harborough Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution
24   Alex Burghart Brentwood and Ongar Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills
25   Lee Rowley North East Derbyshire Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry
26   Julia Lopez Hornchurch and Upminster Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure
27   Mims Davies Mid Sussex Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Letter
28   Duncan Baker North Norfolk PPS to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Statement
29   Craig Williams Montgomeryshire PPS to HM Treasury Letter
30   Rachel Maclean Redditch Minister for Safeguarding Letter
31   Mark Logan Bolton North East PPS to the Northern Ireland Office Letter
32   Mike Freer Finchley and Golders Green Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports Letter
33   Mark Fletcher Bolsover PPS to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Letter
34   Sara Britcliffe Hyndburn PPS to the Department for Education Letter
35   Peter Gibson Darlington PPS to the Department for International Trade Letter
36   Ruth Edwards Rushcliffe PPS to the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland Letter
37   David Duguid Banff and Buchan Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy to Angola and Zambia Statement
38   James Sunderland Bracknell PPS to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Statement
39   Jacob Young Redcar PPS to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Letter
40   Michael Gove Surrey Heath Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Dismissed[90]
41   David Mundell Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy to New Zealand Statement
42   James Daly Bury North PPS to the Department for Work and Pensions Letter
43   Danny Kruger Devizes PPS to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Statement
44   Simon Hart Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Secretary of State for Wales Letter
45   Edward Argar Charnwood Minister of State for Health Letter
46   Gareth Davies Grantham and Stamford PPS to the Department of Health and Social Care Statement
47   James Davies Vale of Clwyd PPS to the Department of Health and Social Care Letter
7 July
48   Brandon Lewis Great Yarmouth Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Letter
49   Helen Whately Faversham and Mid Kent Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Letter
50   Damian Hinds East Hampshire Minister of State for Security and Borders Letter
51   George Freeman Mid Norfolk Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation Letter
52   Guy Opperman[c] Hexham Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion Letter
53   Chris Philp Croydon South Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy Letter
54   James Cartlidge South Suffolk Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice Letter
55   Michelle Donelan Chippenham Secretary of State for Education Letter
56   Caroline Johnson Sleaford and North Hykeham Vice Chair of the Conservative Party for Women Letter
57   Luke Hall Thornbury and Yate Deputy Chair of the Conservative Party Letter
58   Rob Butler Aylesbury PPS to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Letter
59   Rebecca Pow[d] Taunton Deane Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment Letter
60   Jack Brereton Stoke-on-Trent South PPS to the Secretary of State for International Trade Letter
61   Richard Graham Gloucester Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy to Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines Letter
62   Fay Jones Brecon and Radnorshire PPS to the Leader of the House of Commons Statement

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Some news outlets incorrectly reported him resigning on the evening of 6 July.[47]
  2. ^ Numbers assigned do not necessarily strictly correspond to the actual order of resignation but are an approximation of the order.
  3. ^ a b c He was later re-appointed by Johnson.
  4. ^ Pow's resignation letter was officially submitted after Johnson had announced his resignation. Pow later tweeted that, while she had informed the Prime Minister of her intention to resign prior to his announcement, she had been unable to submit her letter in person due to her self-isolating with coronavirus.[91]

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External links edit

  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson's statement in Downing Street: 7 July 2022 at gov.uk

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