Rishi Sunak tonight quit as chancellor minutes after Sajid Javid resigned as health secretary. Read their resignation letters in full ⬇️
"Prime Minister, It was a privilege to have been asked to come back into Government to serve as Secretary of State for Health & Social Care at such a critical time for our country."The UK has led the world in learning to live with Covid. Thanks to the amazing rollout of our booster programme, investment in treatments, and innovations in the way we deliver healthcare, the British people have enjoyed months more freedom than other comparable countries.
"Given the unprecedented scale of the challenges in health and social care, it has been my instinct to continue focusing on this important work. "Conservatives at their best are seen as hard-headed decision-makers, guided by strong values. We may not have always been popular, but we have been competent in acting in the national interest.
"It is three years since you entered Downing Street. You will forever be credited with seeing off the threat of Corbynism, and breaking the deadlock on Brexit.
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