This is a list of resignations from the second government formed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Between forming a government on 13 December 2019 after the 2019 general election and his eventual resignation amid a government crisis, Johnson faced the resignation of 10 cabinet ministers (one of whom resigned on two separate occasions) and 3 ministers 'attending cabinet'. This list omits ministers who were invited to leave the government during the 2020, 2021, or 2022 cabinet reshuffles. It also excludes all ministers who resigned during the previous government formed by Johnson.
Minister
(Cabinet members shown in bold) |
Office | Date of resignation | Reason | |
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Kelly Tolhurst MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Rough Sleeping | 16 January | Personal reasons.[11] | |
Johnny Mercer MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans | 20 April | Expressed frustration that the Overseas Operations Bill did not include legal protections for British soldiers that served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. It has been reported that Mercer was sacked by Johnson.[12] | |
Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP | Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | 26 June | Breaching social distancing guidelines after he was revealed to be having an affair with his aide and departmental Non-Executive Director Gina Coladangelo.[13] | |
Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP | Minister of State for Security | 7 July | Health reasons; surgery on a lung tumor.[14] | |
Rt Hon The Lord Frost CMG PC | Minister of State for the Cabinet Office | 18 December | Opposition to "COVID Plan B" and the political direction of the government.[15] |