Minister
(Cabinet members shown in bold)
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Office
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Date of resignation
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Reason
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Rt Hon
The Lord Agnew of Oulton
DL
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Minister of State for Efficiency and Transformation
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24 January
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Unable to defend the government's track record on tackling fraud in Covid business schemes.
[16]
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Angela Richardson MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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31 January
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Criticised
Boris Johnson for his mishandling of the
partygate affair.
[17]
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Rt Hon
The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
QC
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
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13 April
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Accused Boris Johnson of undermining the
rule of law, following his decision not to resign in response to
criminal sanctions imposed on him by the
Metropolitan Police.
[18]
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Paul Holmes MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Home Office
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27 May
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Concerns around "toxic culture" at the heart of government following the publication of the Sue Gray report.
[19]
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John Lamont MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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6 June
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Resigned in order to vote against Boris Johnson in a
vote of confidence as leader of the
Conservative Party.
[20]
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Rt Hon
Oliver Dowden CBE MP
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Chairman of the Conservative Party
Minister without Portfolio
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24 June
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Resigned over poor results at the
Tiverton and Honiton and
Wakefield by-elections.
[21]
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Rt Hon
Chris Pincher MP
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Government Deputy Chief Whip
Treasurer of the Household
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30 June
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Reports that he drunkenly groped two men at the
Carlton Club on 29 June.
[22]
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Rt Hon
Sajid Javid MP
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Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
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5 July
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An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the
2nd National Government),
[23] following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of
sexual misconduct allegations against
Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government.
[24]
[a] This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by
Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day.
[25]
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Rt Hon
Rishi Sunak MP
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Chancellor of the Exchequer
|
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Saqib Bhatti MBE MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department for Health and Social Care
|
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Jonathan Gullis MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Northern Ireland Office
|
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Nicola Richards MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department for Transport
|
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Virginia Crosbie MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
|
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Alex Chalk
QC MP
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Solicitor General for England and Wales
|
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Will Quince MP
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families
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6 July
|
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Laura Trott MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department for Transport
|
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Robin Walker MP
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Minister of State for School Standards
|
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John Glen MP
|
Economic Secretary to the Treasury
|
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Felicity Buchan MP
|
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
|
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Victoria Atkins MP
|
Minister of State for Prisons and Probation
|
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Jo Churchill MP
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaption
|
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Stuart Andrew MP
|
Minister of State for Housing
|
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Selaine Saxby MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to
HM Treasury
|
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David Johnston MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department for Education
|
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Claire Coutinho MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to
HM Treasury
|
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Lee Rowley MP
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry
|
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Kemi Badenoch MP
|
Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities
Minister of State for Equalities
|
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Neil O'Brien MP
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution
|
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Alex Burghart MP
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills
|
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Julia Lopez MP
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Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure
|
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Mims Davies MP
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment
|
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Duncan Baker MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
|
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Craig Williams MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to
HM Treasury
|
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Mark Logan MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Northern Ireland Office
|
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Rachel Maclean MP
|
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding
|
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Mike Freer MP
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports
|
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Mark Fletcher MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
|
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Sara Britcliffe MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department for Education
|
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Ruth Edwards MP
|
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
|
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Peter Gibson MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department for International Trade
|
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James Sunderland MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
|
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Jacob Young MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
|
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Rt Hon
Michael Gove MP
[a]
|
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
|
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James Daly MP
|
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department for Work and Pensions
|
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Danny Kruger
MBE MP
|
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
|
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Rt Hon
Simon Hart MP
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Secretary of State for Wales
|
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Edward Argar MP
|
Minister of State for Health
|
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Gareth Davies MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department of Health and Social Care
|
|
James Davies MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department of Health and Social Care
|
|
Rt Hon
Brandon Lewis
CBE MP
|
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
|
7 July
|
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Helen Whately MP
|
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
|
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Rt Hon
Damian Hinds MP
|
Minister of State for Security and Borders
|
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George Freeman MP
[b]
|
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation
|
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Guy Opperman MP
|
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion
|
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Chris Philp MP
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy
|
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James Cartlidge MP
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
|
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Rt Hon
Michelle Donelan MP
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Secretary of State for Education
|
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Rob Butler MP
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
|
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Rebecca Pow MP
[c]
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment
|
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Jack Brereton MP
|
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Secretary of State for International Trade
|
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Fay Jones MP
|
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Leader of the House of Commons
|
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Rt Hon
The Lord Grimstone
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Minister of State for Investment
|
Quit because Johnson had decided to leave Number 10 rather than fighting to remain in his post
[28]
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Rt Hon
The Lord Greenhalgh
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Minister of State for Building Safety and Fire
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8 July
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Stated "now that the die has been cast I have decided that this is the right time for me to resign"
[29]
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Rt Hon
The Lord Harrington
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Minister of State for Refugees
|
4 September
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Resigned from government prior to the announcement of the result of the
July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election
[30]
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Rt Hon
Nigel Adams MP
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Minister of State without Portfolio
|
5 September
|
Announced that they did not intend to serve in the
incoming government
[31]
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