Editing July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis

{{Short description|Crisis that led to the end of Boris Johnson's premiership}}
{{about|the crisis that ended Boris Johnson's premiership|the crisis that ended Liz Truss's premiership|October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2022}}{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox event
|title = July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis
|image = Prime Minister Boris Johnson's statement in Downing Street 7 July 2022 (cropped2).png
|caption = [[Boris Johnson]] announcing his intention to resign as Conservative leader on 7 July 2022
|date = {{start and end dates|2022|07|05|2022|07|07|df=y}}
|participants = {{plainlist|
* [[Conservative Party (United Kingdom)|Conservative Party]] MPs
}}
|cause =
* [[Owen Paterson scandal]]
* [[Partygate]] scandal and alleged [[misleading of parliament]]
* Conservative by-election defeats in 2021–22
** [[2021 Chesham and Amersham by-election|Chesham and Amersham]]
** [[2021 North Shropshire by-election|North Shropshire]]
** [[2022 Tiverton and Honiton by-election|Tiverton and Honiton]]
** [[2022 Wakefield by-election|Wakefield]]
* [[2022 United Kingdom local elections|2022 local elections]]
* [[Chris Pincher scandal]]
|motive =
* Pressure [[Boris Johnson]] to resign
* Trigger a new [[July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election|Conservative Party leadership election]]
|outcome =
* Government revolt 
* Resignation of [[Boris Johnson]] 
* [[July 2022 British cabinet reshuffle|2022 British cabinet reshuffle]]
* [[July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election]]
* [[2022 vote of confidence in the Johnson ministry]]
}}

In early July 2022, 62 of the United Kingdom's 179 [[List of government ministers of the United Kingdom|government ministers]], [[Parliamentary Private Secretary|parliamentary private secretaries]], [[Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy|trade envoys]], and [[Chairman of the Conservative Party|party vice-chairmen]] resigned from their positions in the [[second Johnson ministry|second administration formed by Boris Johnson as Prime Minister]],<ref>{{cite web |date=May 2022 |title=Government ministers |url=https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/government-ministers |access-date=7 July 2022 |publisher=Institute for Government |archive-date=8 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208104329/https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/government-ministers |url-status=live }}</ref> culminating in [[Boris Johnson|Johnson]]'s resignation on 7 July.<ref name="resign">{{cite news |author=Guy |first=Jack |last2=McGee |first2=Luke |last3=Kottasová |first3=Ivana |date=7 July 2022 |title=UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns after mutiny in his party |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/europe/boris-johnson-resignation-intl/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707173327/https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/europe/boris-johnson-resignation-intl/index.html |archive-date=7 July 2022}}</ref> [[Premiership of Boris Johnson|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 "[[Straw that broke the camel's back|last straw]]" for the Prime Minister, the scandal arose after it was revealed that Johnson had promoted his [[Chief Whip|Deputy Chief Government Whip]] [[Chris Pincher]], who was publicly facing multiple allegations of [[sexual assault]], to the position despite knowing of the allegations beforehand.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cardownie |first=Steve |date=6 July 2022 |title=Boris finished? Revelations about Pincher could be last straw |language=en |work=Scotsman |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/boris-johnson-finished-revelations-he-knew-about-allegations-against-chris-pincher-mp-before-appointing-him-as-deputy-chief-whip-could-be-last-straw-steve-cardownie-3756954 |url-access=subscription |access-date=21 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last= MacDougall |first=Andrew |date= 7 July 2022 |title=Opinion {{!}} 'Letting Boris be Boris killed Boris': Why Chris Pincher was the last straw, as Boris Johnson is forced to resign as British PM |url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2022/07/07/letting-boris-be-boris-killed-boris-why-chris-pincher-was-the-last-straw-as-boris-johnson-is-forced-to-resign-as-british-pm.html |access-date=21 July 2022|work=The Star |language=en}}</ref>

Since mid-2021, Johnson's premiership had been impacted by controversies over Johnson's actions relating to [[Owen Paterson scandal|Owen Paterson's lobbying]] and the [[Partygate]] scandal. These, combined with impacts on [[2022 United Kingdom local elections|electoral performance]], led to the ruling [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] holding a [[2022 vote of confidence in the Conservative Party leadership of Boris Johnson|vote of confidence]] in Johnson's leadership in June 2022, which he won, although he was politically weakened.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mason |first=Rowena |date=6 June 2022 |title=Boris Johnson wins no-confidence vote despite unexpectedly large rebellion |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/06/boris-johnson-wins-no-confidence-vote-despite-unexpectedly-large-rebellion |access-date=15 July 2022 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cowburn |first=Ashley |date=5 July 2022 |title=Rishi Sunak resigns as chancellor in devastating blow to Boris Johnson |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-resigns-chancellor-boris-johnson-b2116399.html |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=The Independent |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705174013/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-resigns-chancellor-boris-johnson-b2116399.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A large number of other members of the government also resigned,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hordon |first=Daniel |date=6 July 2022 |title=Listed: All the Tory MPs who have resigned since Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak quit |work=The Northern Echo |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20259951.listed-tory-mps-resigned-far/ |url-status=live |access-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707020148/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20259951.listed-tory-mps-resigned-far/ |archive-date=7 July 2022}}</ref> leading to speculation over whether Johnson would continue as prime minister.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 July 2022 |title=Government resignations: Who has gone, who is staying? |language=en-GB |publisher=[[BBC]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62058278 |access-date=6 July 2022 |archive-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706124253/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62058278 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mason |first=Chris |date=6 July 2022 |title=Chris Mason: Boris Johnson facing day of judgement|publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62064714 |access-date=6 July 2022 |archive-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706105316/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62064714 |url-status=live }}</ref> Conservative and opposition MPs, including some members of Johnson's [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]], called for Johnson himself to resign. [[Keir Starmer]], [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition]], criticised Johnson and Conservatives who remained in cabinet at [[Prime Minister's Questions]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last=Walker |first=Peter |date=6 July 2022 |title='Charge of the lightweight brigade': Starmer uses PMQs to mock Tories |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/06/keir-starmer-pmqs-mock-boris-johnson-tories |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706143620/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/06/keir-starmer-pmqs-mock-boris-johnson-tories |url-status=live }}</ref> During the crisis, sixty [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wood |first=Poppy |date=6 July 2022 |title=Michael Gove sacked by Boris Johnson after calling on the Prime Minister to resign |work=i |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/michael-gove-sacked-cabinet-boris-johnson-prime-minister-to-resign-1728008 |url-status=live |access-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707020147/https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/michael-gove-sacked-cabinet-boris-johnson-prime-minister-to-resign-1728008 |archive-date=7 July 2022}}</ref>

After previously saying he would remain as [[Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)|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.<ref name=washpos>{{cite news|last1=Adam |first1=Karla |last2=Booth |first2=William |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/07/uk-boris-johnson-resignation/|title=Boris Johnson blames 'the herd,' resigns to make way for new U.K. leader|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=7 July 2022|access-date=7 July 2022|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707194307/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/07/uk-boris-johnson-resignation/|archive-date=7 July 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bbc1">{{cite news |last=Amos |first=Owen |date=7 July 2022 |title=Boris Johnson resigns: Five things that led to the PM's downfall |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62070422 |url-status=live |access-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707212744/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62070422 |archive-date=7 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news |date=7 July 2022 |title=Boris Johnson facing calls to quit as PM as soon as possible |work=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62064789 |access-date=7 July 2022 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707082742/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62064789 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 [[Premiership of Liz Truss|succeeded Johnson as prime minister]] on 6 September 2022. Truss would resign as leader of the Conservative Party on 20 October 2022 amid [[October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis|another government crisis]], making her the [[List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by length of tenure|shortest-serving prime minister in British history]]. Truss would be succeeded by Sunak, after he won [[October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election|the leadership contest to replace her]].

== Background ==
{{Boris Johnson sidebar}}
In June 2021, the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] unexpectedly lost the safe seat of [[2021 Chesham and Amersham by-election|Chesham and Amersham]] to the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] after a successful round of [[2021 United Kingdom local elections|local elections]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jun/18/lib-dems-win-chesham-and-amersham-byelection-in-stunning-upset|title=Lib Dems win Chesham and Amersham byelection in stunning upset|first1=Heather|last1=Stewart|first2=Haroon|last2=Siddique|date=18 June 2021|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=18 June 2021|archive-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618151512/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jun/18/lib-dems-win-chesham-and-amersham-byelection-in-stunning-upset|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brecon and Radnorshire by-election: Lib Dems beat Conservatives |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-49200636|access-date=12 July 2022|publisher=BBC|date=2 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lib Dems win Brecon and Radnorshire by-election|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-wales-49201175/lib-dems-win-brecon-and-radnorshire-by-election|access-date=12 July 2022|publisher=BBC|date=2 August 2019}}</ref> The following month, despite the Conservatives being heavily favoured to win the [[2021 Batley and Spen by-election|Batley and Spen by-election]], the seat was narrowly retained by the [[Labour Party (UK)|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.<ref>{{Cite news|title=The Batley and Spen by-election was a setback for the Tories – but Matt Hancock was not entirely to blame|access-date=13 July 2021|first=Katy|last=Balls|work=[[i (newspaper)|i]]|date=2 July 2021|url=https://inews.co.uk/opinion/columnists/batley-and-spen-by-election-setback-for-tories-matt-hancock-not-entirely-to-blame-1084960|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702210234/https://inews.co.uk/opinion/columnists/batley-and-spen-by-election-setback-for-tories-matt-hancock-not-entirely-to-blame-1084960|archive-date=13 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Anger over Hancock affair a factor in byelection defeat, says Tory co-chair|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jul/02/anger-hancock-affair-byelection-defeat-tory-batley-and-spen-health-secretary|access-date=2 July 2021|last=Quinn|first=Ben|website=The Guardian|date=2 July 2021|archive-date=2 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702082514/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jul/02/anger-hancock-affair-byelection-defeat-tory-batley-and-spen-health-secretary|url-status=live}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-labour-clings-on-to-win-batley-and-spen-by-election-kim-leadbeater-keir-starmer/|title=UK Labour clings on in shock win in Batley and Spen by-election|date=2 July 2021|work=Politico|access-date=20 June 2023}}</ref>

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 of MPs Act 2015|recall petition]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/oct/26/owen-paterson-faces-suspension-breaking-lobbying-rules |title=MP Owen Paterson faces suspension for breaking lobbying rules |last=Allegretti |first=Aubrey |date=26 October 2021 |work=The Guardian |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026084613/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/oct/26/owen-paterson-faces-suspension-breaking-lobbying-rules |url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-59693102|title=Tories lose North Shropshire seat they held for nearly 200 years|date=17 December 2021|work=BBC News|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>

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 [[British government response to the COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 public health restrictions]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Castle|first=Stephen|date=25 January 2022|title=How Boris Johnson Could Lose His Job as U.K. Prime Minister: Latest Details|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/boris-johnson-prime-minister-explained.html|access-date=26 January 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In January 2022, the [[Metropolitan Police]] announced that it would open an investigation into the gatherings, and the civil servant [[Sue Gray (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.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-59701369|title= Top civil servant Simon Case quits No 10 party probe amid rule breach claims|date=17 December 2021|website=BBC News|language=en|access-date= 17 December 2021}}</ref>

In May 2022, another round of [[2022 United Kingdom local elections|local elections]] took place, resulting in big gains for the [[Labour Party (UK)|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]].<ref>{{cite news |date=7 May 2022 |title=Election results 2022: How the parties performed in maps and charts|work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-61344176 |access-date=8 May 2022}}</ref> In early June 2022, a [[2022 vote of confidence in the Conservative Party leadership of Boris Johnson|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]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Allegretti|first= Aubrey |date=3 June 2022 |title=Boris Johnson booed as he arrives at St Paul's for platinum jubilee event |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/03/boris-johnson-booed-st-pauls-platinum-jubilee-queen |access-date=3 June 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Johnson won the vote with the support of 59% of the Conservative MPs (211–148).<ref name="Mason">{{cite news|last=Mason |first=Rowena |date=6 June 2022 |title=Boris Johnson wins no-confidence vote despite unexpectedly large rebellion |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/06/boris-johnson-wins-no-confidence-vote-despite-unexpectedly-large-rebellion |access-date=11 June 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

The Conservatives lost two seats in by-elections on 23 June 2022 in [[2022 Wakefield by-election|Wakefield]] and [[2022 Tiverton and Honiton by-election|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".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ford Rojas |first1=John-Paul |title=Oliver Dowden quits as Tory chair after by-election mauling – 'We cannot carry on with business as usual' |url=https://news.sky.com/story/we-cannot-carry-on-with-business-as-usual-oliver-dowden-quits-as-tory-chair-after-by-election-mauling-12639482 |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=Sky News |date=24 June 2022 |language=en |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707135129/https://news.sky.com/story/we-cannot-carry-on-with-business-as-usual-oliver-dowden-quits-as-tory-chair-after-by-election-mauling-12639482 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nevett |first=Joshua |date=1 July 2022 |title=Chris Pincher suspended as Tory MP after groping allegation |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62014765 |url-status=live |access-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701160833/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62014765 |archive-date=1 July 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/03/boris-johnson-accused-of-ignoring-warnings-about-chris-pincher-amid-new-allegations|title=Boris Johnson accused of ignoring warnings about Chris Pincher amid new allegations|first=Rowena|last=Mason|date=3 July 2022|work=the Guardian|access-date=3 July 2022|archive-date=3 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703092938/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/03/boris-johnson-accused-of-ignoring-warnings-about-chris-pincher-amid-new-allegations|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/62048687|title=Chris Pincher: How No 10 changed its story on what Boris Johnson knew|publisher=BBC|date=6 July 2022|access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref>

==Collapse of the government==
[[File:Rishi Sunak, Sajid Javid and Boris Johnson (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Sajid Javid]] (left) and [[Rishi Sunak]] (right) (the first two cabinet members to resign on 5 July) pictured with [[Boris Johnson]] (centre)]]
[[File:Official portrait of Keir Starmer crop 2.jpg|thumb|In a scathing [[Prime Minister's Questions]] quip, [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition]] [[Keir Starmer]] famously described the remaining cabinet ministers loyal to Boris Johnson as the "[[Charge of the Light Brigade|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 [[Chris Pincher scandal|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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Turner |first1=Camilla |title=Boris Johnson suffers most ministerial resignations in 24 hours since 1932 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/07/06/boris-johnson-suffers-ministerial-resignations-24-hours-since/ |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=The Telegraph |date=6 July 2022 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707020152/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/07/06/boris-johnson-suffers-ministerial-resignations-24-hours-since/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |date=7 July 2020 |title=Boris Johnson: The backstory to the PM's dramatic resignation |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62062510 |access-date=10 July 2022}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite news |date=7 July 2022 |title=Embattled UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns |publisher=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/07/07/1110226702/boris-johnson-resignation-prime-minister-uk |access-date=10 July 2022}}</ref>

[[File:Resignations from government 5-7 July 2022.svg|thumb|200px|Constituencies of MPs who resigned or were dismissed]]
The following day, Johnson faced attacks from both the [[Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom)|Opposition]] and [[Government of the United Kingdom|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."<ref name=":0" /> 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!".<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Weeks |first1=Romilly |last2=Walters |first2=Tommy |date=6 July 2022 |title=British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains defiant amid calls to resign |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/british-prime-minister-boris-johnson-remains-defiant-amid-calls-to-resign |access-date=21 July 2022 |work=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us}}</ref> Following the conclusion of Prime Minister's Questions, Johnson faced further questions from more MPs during a meeting of the [[Liaison Committee (House of Commons of the United Kingdom)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62065534|title=Boris Johnson vows to keep going amid pressure from ministers|website=[[BBC News]]|date=6 July 2022|access-date=6 July 2022|archive-date=6 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706120259/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62065534|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-62048657|title=Live: Cabinet ministers in No 10 as calls grow for Johnson to go|website=[[BBC News]]|date=6 July 2022|access-date=6 July 2022|archive-date=5 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705170956/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-62048657|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref name=onenine>{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Forrest |title=1922 Committee steps back from immediate rule change to force out Boris Johnson |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-1922-committee-rules-b2117289.html |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=The Independent |date=6 July 2022 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707020149/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-1922-committee-rules-b2117289.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name=onenine />

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.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Politics live: Cabinet 'delegation' inside Downing Street as Boris Johnson on brink – but PM refusing to resign |url=https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-live-updates-pm-fighting-for-political-life-after-sunak-and-javid-quit-12593360 |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=Sky News |archive-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706062434/https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-live-updates-pm-fighting-for-political-life-after-sunak-and-javid-quit-12593360 |url-status=live }}</ref> That same day, Johnson sacked Gove for alleged "disloyalty" after he urged Johnson to resign.<ref>{{cite news|last=Elgot|first=Jessica|date=6 July 2022|title=Michael Gove sacked 'for disloyalty': allies reveal how it happened|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/06/michael-gove-sacked-for-disloyalty-allies-reveal-how-it-happened|work=The Guardian|access-date=6 July 2022|archive-date=6 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706210916/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/06/michael-gove-sacked-for-disloyalty-allies-reveal-how-it-happened|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Zeffman|first1=Henry|last2=Wright|first2=Oliver|last3=Swinford|first3=Steven|date=6 July 2022|title=Boris Johnson latest: defiant PM sacks Michael Gove — follow live|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-johnson-resign-rishi-sunak-sajid-javid-uk-politics-pmqs-live-20pjmhbwj|work=The Times|access-date=6 July 2022|url-access=limited|archive-date=6 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706110646/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-johnson-resign-rishi-sunak-sajid-javid-uk-politics-pmqs-live-20pjmhbwj|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that evening, [[Simon Hart]] ([[Secretary of State for Wales]]) resigned from the cabinet, stating he had "no other option left".<ref>{{cite news |title=Welsh Secretary Simon Hart resigns from UK Government – 'no other option left' |url=https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-secretary-simon-hart-resigns-from-uk-government-no-other-option-left/ |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=Nation.Cymru |date=6 July 2022 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707020151/https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-secretary-simon-hart-resigns-from-uk-government-no-other-option-left/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[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 [[July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election|upcoming Conservative leadership contest]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Attorney General Suella Braverman calls for Boris Johnson to 'step down' |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-07-06/attorney-general-suella-braverman-calls-for-boris-johnson-to-step-down |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=ITV News |date=6 July 2022 |language=en |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707020157/https://www.itv.com/news/2022-07-06/attorney-general-suella-braverman-calls-for-boris-johnson-to-step-down |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Fay Jones (politician)|Fay Jones]], MP for [[Brecon and Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency)|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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=My letter to the Leader of the House, Mark Spencer |url=https://www.fayjones.org.uk/news/my-letter-leader-house-mark-spencer |access-date=7 July 2022 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190257/https://www.fayjones.org.uk/news/my-letter-leader-house-mark-spencer |url-status=live }}</ref> Two of the [[parliamentary Private Secretary|parliamentary private secretaries]] who resigned that evening, [[Mike Freer]] ([[Finchley and Golders Green (UK Parliament constituency)|Finchley and Golders Green]]) and [[Peter Gibson (politician)|Peter Gibson]] ([[Darlington (UK Parliament constituency)|Darlington]]), both gay men, mentioned government policy on [[LGBT rights in the United Kingdom|LGBT+ rights]] in their resignation letters.<ref name="PinkNews 2022-07-06">{{cite news |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/07/06/mike-freer-boris-johnson-resignation/ |title=Second Tory equalities minister, Mike Freer, quits as Johnson hangs on by thread |first=Josh |last=Milton |work=[[PinkNews]] |date=6 July 2022 |access-date=15 August 2022 }}</ref><ref name="Northern Echo 2022-07-06">{{cite news |last1=Conner-Hill |first1=Rachel |title=Darlington MP turns on Boris Johnson and becomes latest to resign |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20261054.darlington-mp-peter-gibson-turns-boris-becomes-latest-resign/ |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=The Northern Echo |date=6 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Brandon Lewis]], [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]], resigned on the morning of 7 July.{{efn|Some news outlets incorrectly reported him resigning on the evening of 6 July.<ref>{{cite news |title=UK N.Ireland minister Brandon Lewis has not resigned -media |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-nireland-minister-brandon-lewis-resigns-bbc-2022-07-06/ |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=Reuters |date=6 July 2022 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707020151/https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-nireland-minister-brandon-lewis-resigns-bbc-2022-07-06/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} His resignation letter stated that "honesty, integrity and mutual respect" were not "being upheld" in government.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Jennifer |title=Brandon Lewis quits as Northern Ireland secretary as more ministers call for Boris Johnson to go |url=https://news.sky.com/story/brandon-lewis-resigns-as-northern-ireland-secretary-12647183 |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=Sky News |date=7 July 2022 |language=en |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190257/https://news.sky.com/story/brandon-lewis-resigns-as-northern-ireland-secretary-12647183 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Nadhim Zahawi]], the newly appointed Chancellor, called for Johnson's resignation the same morning.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Edgar |first1=Bill |title=New Chancellor calls on Boris Johnson to resign just days after he was appointed |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20262114.chancellor-nadhim-zahawi-calls-boris-johnston-resign/ |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=The Northern Echo |date=7 July 2022 |language=en |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190258/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20262114.chancellor-nadhim-zahawi-calls-boris-johnston-resign/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Michelle Donelan]] also resigned, two days after being appointed [[Secretary of State for Education]], making her the shortest-serving cabinet member in British history.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rodger |first1=James |title=Michelle Donelan quits as Education Secretary – 24 hours after appointment |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/michelle-donelan-quits-education-secretary-24421991 |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=BirminghamLive |date=7 July 2022 |language=en |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190257/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/michelle-donelan-quits-education-secretary-24421991 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gutteridge |first1=Nick |title=Minister who quit after 35 hours is in line for £17,000 payout |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/07/07/240000-payout-ministers-who-quit-axed-boris-johnson-coup/ |access-date=8 July 2022 |work=The Telegraph |date=7 July 2022}}</ref>

The resignations led to many government departments losing nearly all of their responsible Ministers. The [[Department of Education (United Kingdom)|Department of Education]] only had one Parliamentary Under Secretary remaining, with all other responsible ministers having resigned.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=John |title=Michelle Donelan resigns as education secretary |url=https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/michelle-donelan-resigns-education-secretary |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=Tes Magazine |date=7 July 2022 |language=en |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190258/https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/michelle-donelan-resigns-education-secretary-boris-johnson |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Support for Johnson===
Conservative MPs who publicly expressed support for Johnson include [[Nadine Dorries]] ([[Culture Secretary]]),<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=NadineDorries |number= 1544384582467964928 |title= I'm not sure anyone actually doubted this, however, I am 💯 behind @BorisJohnson the PM who consistently gets all the big decisions right. |author-link=Nadine Dorries}}</ref> [[Jacob Rees-Mogg]] ([[Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency]]),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staunton |first1=Denis |title=Jacob Rees-Mogg backs Johnson following resignations |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2022/07/05/jacob-rees-mogg-backs-johnson-following-resignations/ |access-date=6 July 2022 |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=5 July 2022 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707020154/https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2022/07/05/jacob-rees-mogg-backs-johnson-following-resignations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Alister Jack]] ([[Secretary of State for Scotland]]),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Matchett |first1=Conor |title=Alister Jack launches defence of Boris Johnson as he claims Prime Minister was 'mugged by cake' |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/alister-jack-launches-defence-of-boris-johnson-as-he-claims-prime-minister-was-mugged-by-cake-3758890 |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=The Scotsman |date=7 July 2022 |language=en |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190258/https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/alister-jack-launches-defence-of-boris-johnson-as-he-claims-prime-minister-was-mugged-by-cake-3758890 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Conor Burns]] ([[Minister of State for Northern Ireland]]),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Jason |title=Boris Johnson has "ongoing and full support" of Bournemouth MP Conor Burns |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/20258381.bournemouth-mp-conor-burns-gives-boris-johnson-full-support/ |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=Bournemouth Echo |date=6 July 2022 |language=en |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190259/https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/20258381.bournemouth-mp-conor-burns-gives-boris-johnson-full-support/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Lia Nici]] ([[Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister]]),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gray |first1=Jack |title=Grimsby MP Lia Nici says 'I will continue to support him' as she backs PM |url=https://www.gi-media.co.uk/2022/07/06/grimsby-mp-lia-nici-says-no-other-leader-will-have-grimsby-in-their-interest-as-she-backs-pm11/ |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=Gi Media |date=6 July 2022 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707020156/https://www.gi-media.co.uk/2022/07/06/grimsby-mp-lia-nici-says-no-other-leader-will-have-grimsby-in-their-interest-as-she-backs-pm11/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Justin Tomlinson]] ([[Deputy Chair of the Conservative Party]]),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Aled |title=North Swindon MP stays loyal to Boris Johnson despite cabinet exodus |url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/20258974.boris-johnson-support-north-swindon-mp-justin-tomlinson/ |access-date=9 July 2022 |work=Swindon Advertiser |date=6 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> [[Peter Bone]] ([[Wellingborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Wellingborough]] MP),<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=PiersUncensored |number= 1544402675067912194 |title="It's about policy, not individual... my constituents wouldn't have the foggiest who Chris Pincher was." Conservative MP Peter Bone is standing by Boris Johnson as his Cabinet falls apart. |author-link=Piers Morgan Uncensored}}</ref> and [[Daniel Kawczynski]] ([[Shrewsbury & Atcham]] MP).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stubbings |first1=David |title=Shrewsbury MP says three Currys employees told him to 'stand by Boris' |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2022/07/06/shrewsbury-mp-says-three-currys-employees-told-him-to-stand-by-boris/ |access-date=8 July 2022 |work=Shropshire Star |date=6 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-62048657|title=Live: Johnson sacks Gove after cabinet ministers pile pressure on PM|website=[[BBC News]]|date=6 July 2022|access-date=6 July 2022|archive-date=5 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705170956/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-62048657|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Resignation of Boris Johnson==
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 July 2022 |title=Boris Johnson: The inside story of the prime minister's downfall |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62150409 |access-date=14 July 2022 |website=BBC News|language=en}}</ref>

On 7 July, it was announced that Johnson would make a statement, in which he would resign as [[Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)|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 (UK)|Conservative Party Conference]] in October.<ref name="auto" /> It was reported that Johnson had phoned [[Elizabeth II|the Queen]] in the morning, to tell her of his intention to resign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2022 |title=Boris Johnson phoned the Queen before resigning |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/boris-johnson-prime-windsor-castle-theresa-may-parliament-b2118277.html |access-date=8 July 2022 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

In a July 2022 [[July 2022 British cabinet reshuffle|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 (United Kingdom)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2022 |title='I'm sad to be giving up': Johnson confirms he is resigning as prime minister |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-07-07/boris-johnson-set-to-resign-say-reports |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190309/https://www.itv.com/news/2022-07-07/boris-johnson-set-to-resign-say-reports |archive-date=7 July 2022 |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=ITV News |language=en}}</ref>

At [[Prime Minister's Questions]] on 13 July 2022, Johnson said that he would leave office "with my head held high".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |first=Source |date=13 July 2022 |title=Boris Johnson insists he will leave office with 'head held high' – video |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2022/jul/13/pmqs-boris-johnson-says-he-will-leave-office-with-head-held-high-video |access-date=13 July 2022 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> After the opposition called for a motion of no confidence to the government with [[Boris Johnson]] as PM, Johnson's government called a [[2022 vote of confidence in the Johnson ministry|vote of confidence in itself]] with no reference to the PM, which they won.

== Reactions ==

=== Domestic ===
[[Liz Truss]], [[Foreign Secretary]], made a statement following the Prime Minister's departure, calling it "the right decision" and calling for "calmness and unity".<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1545010090977026050|user=trussliz|title=The PM has made the right decision. The Government under Boris's leadership had many achievements – delivering Brexit, vaccines and backing Ukraine. We need calmness and unity now and to keep governing while a new leader is found.}}</ref> [[Kwasi Kwarteng]], [[Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy|Business Secretary]], described the situation as "depressing", and called for a new leader "as soon as practicable".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Price |first1=Kelley |date=7 July 2022 |title=Kwasi brands Boris situation 'depressing' ahead of Teesside visit |work=TeessideLive |url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/kwasi-kwarteng-brands-boris-situation-24423109 |access-date=8 July 2022}}</ref> 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 (UK)|Conservative Party]] leader, with May acting on the resignation two months after the announcement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fullfact.org/news/did-Boris-Johnson-resign/|title=Did Boris Johnson actually resign?|first=Hannah|last=Smith|date=8 July 2022|publisher=Full Fact|access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref>

[[Keir Starmer]], [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition]], criticised Johnson and Conservatives who remained in [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|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 Light Brigade|Charge of the Lightweight Brigade]]".<ref name=":0" /> He also said he would bring a [[Confidence motions in the United Kingdom|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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nutt |first=Kathleen |date=5 July 2022 |title=Nicola Sturgeon says 'whole rotten lot need to go' as ministers desert Boris Johnson |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/20258366.nicola-sturgeon-says-whole-rotten-lot-need-go-ministers-desert-boris-johnson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190300/https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/20258366.nicola-sturgeon-says-whole-rotten-lot-need-go-ministers-desert-boris-johnson/ |archive-date=7 July 2022 |accessdate=7 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=7 July 2022 |title=Mark Drakeford calls for general election to ensure 'a stable UK government' as PM resigns |work=[[ITV News]] |url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-07-07/mark-drakeford-calls-for-general-election-as-prime-minister-resigns |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190309/https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-07-07/mark-drakeford-calls-for-general-election-as-prime-minister-resigns |archive-date=7 July 2022 |accessdate=7 July 2022}}</ref> Starmer confirmed he would table a motion of no confidence on 12 July.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2022 |title=Labour to call for no-confidence vote in Boris Johnson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/12/labour-to-call-for-confidence-vote-in-boris-johnson |access-date=12 July 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> This was blocked by the government, as the motion also expressed no confidence in Johnson specifically, in addition to the government.<ref>{{cite news |title=No 10 blocks Labour 'no confidence' vote on government and Boris Johnson |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62139269 |access-date=13 July 2022 |work=BBC News |date=12 July 2022}}</ref> A [[2022 vote of confidence in the Johnson ministry|no-confidence motion in the Johnson ministry]] that did not mention the PM was announced on 13 July, and was debated on 18 July.<ref>{{cite news |title=Boris Johnson to stage no-confidence vote in his own government |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-no-confidence-vote-conservatives-b2122159.html |access-date=13 July 2022 |work=The Independent |date=13 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name="ReutersJohnsonReactions">{{cite news |last1=James |first1=William |last2=M |first2=Muvija |last3=Smout |first3=Alistair |title=Factbox: Reaction to Boris Johnson's resignation |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/reaction-pm-johnsons-impending-resignation-2022-07-07/ |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=7 July 2022 |language=en |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190259/https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/reaction-pm-johnsons-impending-resignation-2022-07-07/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This includes former Conservative Prime Minister [[John Major]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elgot |first=Jessica |date=7 July 2022 |title=John Major urges 1922 Committee to remove Boris Johnson quickly |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/07/john-major-urges-1922-committee-to-remove-boris-johnson-quickly |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707144636/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/07/john-major-urges-1922-committee-to-remove-boris-johnson-quickly |archive-date=7 July 2022 |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-staying-prime-minister-october-john-major-1730011|title=Boris Johnson should go now for the 'wellbeing of the country' John Major says|first=Emily|last=Ferguson|date=7 July 2022|newspaper=i|access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/jul/07/boris-johnson-latest-resignations-today-conservatives-uk-politics-live?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-62c6dc058f08599e904238de#block-62c6dc058f08599e904238de|title=John Major says Johnson should not stay in office until autumn because cabinet would not restrain him|last=Sparrow|first=Andrew|date=7 July 2022|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=7 July 2022|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190942/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/jul/07/boris-johnson-latest-resignations-today-conservatives-uk-politics-live?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-62c6dc058f08599e904238de#block-62c6dc058f08599e904238de|url-status=live|quote=The proposal for the prime minister to remain in office – for up to three months – having lost the support of his cabinet, his government and his parliamentary party is unwise, and may be unsustainable. In such a circumstance, the prime minister maintains the power of patronage and, of even greater concern, the power to make decisions, which will affect the lives of those within all four nations of the United Kingdom and further afield. Some will argue that his new cabinet will restrain him. I merely note that his previous cabinet did not – or could not – do so. For the overall wellbeing of the country, Mr Johnson should not remain in Downing Street – when he is unable to command the confidence of the House of Commons – for any longer than necessary to effect the smooth transition of government.}}</ref> Former Deputy Prime Minister [[Michael Heseltine|Lord Heseltine]] echoed Major's opinion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/07/07/lord-michael-heseltine-boris-goes-brexit-goes/ |title=If Boris goes, Brexit goes, says Lord Heseltine |first=Phoebe |last=Southworth |work=The Telegraph |date=7 July 2022 |access-date=8 July 2022 |url-access=subscription|quote=I'm absolutely clear that we need a Deputy Prime Minister to act in the interim before the new Prime Minister is chosen. It's quite obvious that Boris Johnson, if he actually were allowed to stay, is going to put through a range of policies which will bolster his position, presumably for another go. That's unthinkable ... Boris has got to go. He mustn't be allowed to manoeuvre and manipulate power in the dying days of his premiership.}}</ref> 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]],<ref>{{cite news|date=7 July 2022 |title=BBC host asks if Ruth Davidson could take over from Boris Johnson |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/20263783.bbc-host-asks-ruth-davidson-take-boris-johnson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707171917/https://www.thenational.scot/news/20263783.bbc-host-asks-ruth-davidson-take-boris-johnson/ |archive-date=7 July 2022 |access-date=7 July 2022 |newspaper=The National }}</ref> could be reappointed in a caretaker capacity.<ref>{{cite news|last=Syal |first=Rajeev |date=7 July 2022 |title=How will a new Tory leader be chosen? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/07/how-will-a-new-tory-leader-be-chosen-prime-minister-boris-johnson |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707151658/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/07/how-will-a-new-tory-leader-be-chosen-prime-minister-boris-johnson |archive-date=7 July 2022 |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Duggan |first=Joe |date=7 July 2022 |title=Why Theresa May almost definitely won't become interim Prime Minister, and who might |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/caretaker-prime-minister-who-will-theresa-may-interim-pm-when-boris-johnson-resigns-1728323 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707171909/https://inews.co.uk/news/caretaker-prime-minister-who-will-theresa-may-interim-pm-when-boris-johnson-resigns-1728323 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=[[I (newspaper)|i]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Driscoll |first=Julia |date=7 July 2022 |title=Could Theresa May become caretaker PM? |url=https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957279/could-theresa-may-become-a-caretaker-prime-minister |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190944/https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957279/could-theresa-may-become-a-caretaker-prime-minister |archive-date=7 July 2022 |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=The Week UK}}</ref> Some Conservative MPs feared that Johnson's behaviour was similar to [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election|attempts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election]] and his refusal to concede to [[Joe Biden]], the 46th [[President of the United States]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/09/fears-of-trump-moment-before-boris-johnson-was-finally-made-to-realise-his-time-was-up|title=Fears of 'Trump moment' before Boris Johnson was finally made to realise his time was up|work=The Guardian|date=9 July 2022|last=Savage|first=Michael|access-date=10 July 2022}}</ref>  [[Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption|Lord Sumption]], a former [[UK Supreme Court justice]], described the crisis as a "failed [[constitutional coup]]" in which important [[Constitutional convention (political custom)|constitutional conventions]] had been knowingly broken by the Prime Minister.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/our-system-of-conventions-won-out-this-time-but-if-johnson-had-been-mad-as-well-as-bad-the-whole-edifice-could-have-fallen-bgsc5mszn|date=10 July 2022|last=Sumption|first=Jonathan|work=The Times|title= Our system of conventions won out this time. But if Johnson had been mad as well as bad, the whole edifice could have fallen.|access-date=10 July 2022}}</ref>

=== International ===
[[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".<ref>{{cite news |date=7 July 2022 |title=Taoiseach urges outgoing Johnson to 'pull back' on unilateral action on NI Protocol |publisher=[[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]] |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2022/0707/1308951-johnson-resignation-reaction/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190622/https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2022/0707/1308951-johnson-resignation-reaction/ |archive-date=7 July 2022 |accessdate=7 July 2022}}</ref> [[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".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boland |first1=Lauren |last2=McGuiness |first2=Sarah |last3=McNally |first3=Tadgh |date=7 July 2022 |title=Boris Johnson resignation is 'opportunity' to restore partnership on NI, says Taoiseach |publisher=[[TheJournal.ie]] |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/boris-johnson-resignation-ireland-reaction-5810515-Jul2022/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190629/https://www.thejournal.ie/boris-johnson-resignation-ireland-reaction-5810515-Jul2022/ |archive-date=7 July 2022 |accessdate=7 July 2022}}</ref>

[[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."<ref name="The Guardian Glee and sadness">{{Cite web |date=7 July 2022 |title=Glee in Russia and sadness in Ukraine as Boris Johnson quits |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/07/glee-in-russia-and-sadness-in-ukraine-as-boris-johnson-quits |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707143456/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/07/glee-in-russia-and-sadness-in-ukraine-as-boris-johnson-quits |archive-date=7 July 2022 |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> 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".<ref name="BBC World Reacts" /><ref name="The Guardian Glee and sadness" /> [[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]].<ref name="BBC World Reacts">{{Cite news |date=7 July 2022 |title=Boris Johnson: World reacts as UK PM resigns |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-62077691 |url-status=live |access-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707180414/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-62077691 |archive-date=7 July 2022}}</ref>

[[Joe Biden]], [[President of the United States]], stated that the US and the UK would remain "[[Special Relationship|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".<ref>{{cite web |last=Feinberg |first=Andrew |date=7 July 2022 |title=Biden says 'close cooperation' with UK will continue after Johnson announces resignation |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-statement-boris-johnson-resignation-b2118255.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190942/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-statement-boris-johnson-resignation-b2118255.html |archive-date=7 July 2022 |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>

==List of departures==
{{See also|List of departures from the second Johnson ministry}}

'''Key''':
: [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] ministers and ministers that attend cabinet are listed '''in bold'''
: '''PPS''': [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! No.<!-- avoiding '#' as per mos:numbersign -->{{efn|Numbers assigned do not necessarily strictly correspond to the actual order of resignation but are an approximation of the order.<!-- the time a resignation letter is published is not necessarily the time a resignation is effective -->}}
! class="unsortable" | Image<!-- names and images split into different columns to allow sorting by name to work properly (placing the image after the name would also work) -->
! MP
! Constituency
! Office
! Resignation<!-- not all are letters -->
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" data-sort-value="" bgcolor="#FCFCFC" | {{anchor|5 July}} '''5 July'''
|-
| align="center" | 1
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Sajid_Javid_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| '''{{sortname|Sajid|Javid}}'''
| [[Bromsgrove (UK Parliament constituency)|Bromsgrove]]
| [[Secretary of State for Health and Social Care]]
| [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1088367/Letter_to_the_PM_001.pdf Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 2
| [[File:Official Portrait of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (cropped).jpg|frameless|60px]]
| '''{{sortname|Rishi|Sunak}}'''
| [[Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)|Richmond (Yorks)]]
| [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]
| [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1088364/Letter_to_the_PM.pdf Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 3
| [[File:Andrew Murrison - 2019 (47788064862) (cropped).jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Andrew|Murrison}}
| [[South West Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South West Wiltshire]]
| [[Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy]] to [[Morocco]]
| [https://twitter.com/AWMurrison/status/1544385269138350081 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 4
| [[File:Official portrait of Bim Afolami MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Bim|Afolami}}
| [[Hitchin and Harpenden (UK Parliament constituency)|Hitchin and Harpenden]]
| Vice [[Chairman of the Conservative Party|Chair of the Conservative Party]] for Youth
| [https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/herts-mp-bim-afolami-issues-7299031 Statement]
|-
| align="center" | 5
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Saqib_Bhatti_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Saqib|Bhatti}}
| [[Meriden (UK Parliament constituency)|Meriden]]
| PPS to the [[Department of Health and Social Care]]
| [https://twitter.com/bhatti_saqib/status/1544393507036602368 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 6
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Jonathan_Gullis_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Jonathan|Gullis}}
| [[Stoke-on-Trent North (UK Parliament constituency)|Stoke-on-Trent North]]
| PPS to the [[Northern Ireland Office]]
| [https://twitter.com/journoontheedge/status/1544392843711627265 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 7
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Nicola_Richards_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Nicola|Richards}}
| [[West Bromwich East (UK Parliament constituency)|West Bromwich East]]
| PPS to the [[Department for Transport]]
| [https://twitter.com/Nicola4WBE/status/1544402731770716163 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 8
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Virginia_Crosbie_MP_2020_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Virginia|Crosbie}}
| [[Ynys Môn (UK Parliament constituency)|Ynys Môn]]
| PPS to the [[Office of the Secretary of State for Wales]]
| [https://virginiacrosbie.co.uk/news/my-resignation-letter-to-the-prime-minister/ Letter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716010129/https://virginiacrosbie.co.uk/news/my-resignation-letter-to-the-prime-minister/ |date=16 July 2022 }}
|-
| align="center" | 9
| [[File:Official portrait of Theo Clarke MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Theo|Clarke}}
| [[Stafford (UK Parliament constituency)|Stafford]]
| [[Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy]] to [[Kenya]]
| [https://twitter.com/theodoraclarke/status/1544426469660758019 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 10
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Alex_Chalk_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Alex|Chalk}}
| [[Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Cheltenham]]
| [[Solicitor General for England and Wales]]
| [https://twitter.com/AlexChalkChelt/status/1544437737771655169 Letter]
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" data-sort-value="" bgcolor="#FCFCFC" | {{anchor|6 July}} '''6 July'''
|-
| align="center" | 11
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Will_Quince_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Will|Quince}}{{efn|name=back|He was later re-appointed by Johnson.}}
| [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester]]
| [[Minister for Children (United Kingdom)|{{nowrap|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State}} {{nowrap|for Children and Families}}]]
| [https://twitter.com/willquince/status/1544583312353673217 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 12
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Laura_Trott_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Laura|Trott|dab=politician}}
| [[Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency)|Sevenoaks]]
| PPS to the [[Department for Transport]]
| [https://www.facebook.com/lauratrottmp/posts/pfbid0hRcCK4pWSVAEV2kQsaiihuu6s6w2Kvc9XeBMvZ71UCs6U3xApuTEN48WNf2eMR5yl Statement]
|-
| align="center" | 13
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Mr_Robin_Walker_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Robin|Walker}}
| [[Worcester (UK Parliament constituency)|Worcester]]
| [[Minister of State for School Standards]]
| [https://twitter.com/WalkerWorcester/status/1544603001670746112 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 14
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_John_Glen_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|John|Glen|dab=politician}}
| [[Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Salisbury]]
| [[Economic Secretary to the Treasury]]
| [https://twitter.com/JohnGlenUK/status/1544623825307959300 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 15
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Victoria_Atkins_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Victoria|Atkins}}
| [[Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)|Louth and Horncastle]]
| [[Minister of State for Prisons and Probation]]
| [https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaAtkinsOfficial/posts/pfbid02zFHkpUis4TjKhaaKG3PX5tCV5NUZcnFAAHdAQZLyJC7zBFnA2wLxtC5QBozGdszul Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 16
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Jo_Churchill_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Jo|Churchill}}
| [[Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)|Bury St Edmunds]]
| [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|{{nowrap|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State}} {{nowrap|for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation}}]]
| [https://twitter.com/Jochurchill_MP/status/1544637770169307137 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 17
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Stuart_Andrew_crop_2,_2021.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Stuart|Andrew}}{{efn|name=back|He was later re-appointed by Johnson.}}
| [[Pudsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Pudsey]]
| [[Minister of State for Housing]]
| [https://twitter.com/StuartAndrew/status/1544647660027760641 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 18
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Felicity_Buchan_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Felicity|Buchan}}
| [[Kensington (UK Parliament constituency)|Kensington]]
| PPS to the [[Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy]]
| [https://twitter.com/FelicityBuchan/status/1544623549213810689 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 19
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Selaine_Saxby_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Selaine|Saxby}}
| [[North Devon (UK Parliament constituency)|North Devon]]
| PPS to [[HM Treasury]]
| [https://twitter.com/SelaineSaxby/status/1544660117760741376 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 20
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Claire_Coutinho_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Claire|Coutinho}}
| [[East Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)|East Surrey]]
| PPS to [[HM Treasury]]
| [https://www.facebook.com/claire4eastsurrey/posts/pfbid0BDsr8GsVPdAguKUXhfjjw9a9VnEKm3VFkPgAjRuRy7pEdJjdnHbm5v9aP9XDnm36l Statement]
|-
| align="center" | 21
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_David_Johnston_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|David|Johnston|dab=British politician}}
| [[Wantage (UK Parliament constituency)|Wantage]]
| PPS to the [[Department for Education]]
| [https://www.facebook.com/davidjohnston4wantage/posts/pfbid0zemfbGta6GoKvRwj4VdpKbmymYZ4243u3LpvidcdysFTFhAibtH1bK9eQXqFSekHl Statement]
|-
| align="center" | 22
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Mrs_Kemi_Badenoch_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Kemi|Badenoch}}
| [[Saffron Walden (UK Parliament constituency)|Saffron Walden]]
| [[Minister of State for Levelling Up Communities|{{nowrap|Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities]]}} {{nowrap|and [[Minister for Women and Equalities|Minister of State for Equalities]]}}
| rowspan=5 | [https://twitter.com/KemiBadenoch/status/1544673839363268616 Letter]
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| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Neil_O'Brien_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Neil|O'Brien}}
| [[Harborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Harborough]]
| [[Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities|{{nowrap|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State}} {{nowrap|for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution}}]]
|-
| align="center" | 24
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Alex_Burghart_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Alex|Burghart}}
| [[Brentwood and Ongar (UK Parliament constituency)|Brentwood and Ongar]]
| [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills|{{nowrap|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State}} {{nowrap|for Apprenticeships and Skills}}]]
|-
| align="center" | 25
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Lee_Rowley_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Lee|Rowley}}
| [[North East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North East Derbyshire]]
| [[Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy|{{nowrap|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State}} {{nowrap|for Business and Industry}}]]
|-
| align="center" | 26
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Julia_Lopez_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Julia|Lopez|dab=politician}}
| [[Hornchurch and Upminster (UK Parliament constituency)|Hornchurch and Upminster]]
| [[Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure]]
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| align="center" | 27
| [[File:Mims_Davies.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Mims|Davies}}
| [[Mid Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Sussex]]
| [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment|{{nowrap|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State}} {{nowrap|for Employment}}]]
| [https://twitter.com/mimsdavies/status/1544674148080910338 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 28
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Duncan_Baker_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Duncan|Baker}}
| [[North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|North Norfolk]]
| PPS to the [[Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities]]
| [https://www.facebook.com/100058078118504/posts/pfbid0N7mRbg8P6ZpuTkzfWWfX3TnXQctcu2F6vfKG4YpsdLGxJoCvbVTzGd8X3QmM3UhTl/ Statement]
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| align="center" | 29
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Craig_Williams_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Craig|Williams|dab=British politician}}
| [[Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Montgomeryshire]]
| PPS to [[HM Treasury]]
| [https://twitter.com/craig4monty/status/1544688168162713601 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 30
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Rachel_Maclean_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Rachel|Maclean|dab=politician}}
| [[Redditch (UK Parliament constituency)|Redditch]]
| [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding|Minister for Safeguarding]]
| [https://twitter.com/redditchrachel/status/1544692210070962177 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 31
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Mark_Logan_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Mark|Logan|dab=politician}}
| [[Bolton North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bolton North East]]
| PPS to the [[Northern Ireland Office]]
| [https://www.facebook.com/Logan4BoltonNE/posts/pfbid02Nb4wGMYybg8QJAMErL7t83okecy8X7W9L97MnrSAmhD3Sk6EWskrnZF8XSE1xb6Vl Letter]
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| align="center" | 32
| [[File:Mike_Freer_2021.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Mike|Freer}}
| [[Finchley and Golders Green (UK Parliament constituency)|Finchley and Golders Green]]
| [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports|{{nowrap|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State}} {{nowrap|for Exports}}]]
| [https://www.facebook.com/mikefreerofficial/posts/pfbid02U9g8533E13VfhfzCwDLVacVw3FYdcQPkjsYvG7nrZ64ovfspgJj7EopTfK2Ycndql Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 33
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Mark_Fletcher_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Mark|Fletcher|dab=politician}}
| [[Bolsover (UK Parliament constituency)|Bolsover]]
| PPS to the [[Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy]]
| [https://www.facebook.com/MarkFletcherMP/posts/pfbid0tAejDHaknfAtujXDCTed41YWmDCa2jPvyn5Gb6B2xHMeaHgNUoWRWGajaVb4sK4fl Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 34
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Sara_Britcliffe_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Sara|Britcliffe}}
| [[Hyndburn (UK Parliament constituency)|Hyndburn]]
| PPS to the [[Department for Education]]
| [https://twitter.com/SarBritcliffeMP/status/1544710160635011072 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 35
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Peter_Gibson_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Peter|Gibson|dab=politician}}
| [[Darlington (UK Parliament constituency)|Darlington]]
| PPS to the [[Department for International Trade]]
| [https://twitter.com/Gibbo4Darlo/status/1544716395656531968 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 36
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Ruth_Edwards_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Ruth|Edwards}}
| [[Rushcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)|Rushcliffe]]
| PPS to the [[Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland]]
| [https://www.facebook.com/RuthEdwardsforRushcliffe/posts/pfbid0oAhTsCm7y43r74dSyLemjPY4NEfjJg7MyDpFozRrGKbitYSiehHFCd3oWWG58i89l Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 37
| [[File:Official portrait of David Duguid MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|David|Duguid|dab=politician}}
| [[Banff and Buchan (UK Parliament constituency)|Banff and Buchan]]
| [[Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy]] to [[Angola]] and [[Zambia]]
| [https://www.grampianonline.co.uk/news/banff-and-buchan-mp-david-duguid-says-prime-minister-boris-j-280707/ Statement]
|-
| align="center" | 38
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_James_Sunderland_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{nowrap|{{sortname|James|Sunderland|dab=politician}}}}
| [[Bracknell (UK Parliament constituency)|Bracknell]]
| PPS to the [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]]
| [https://www.facebook.com/JamesSunderlandMP/posts/pfbid037osrAPjmPfQ1nuuaYed78oNb679fyhaUTyoEAbFVojajhERN3fombyWdKuU2so1ql Statement]
|-
| align="center" | 39
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Jacob_Young_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Jacob|Young|dab=politician}}
| [[Redcar (UK Parliament constituency)|Redcar]]
| PPS to the [[Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities]]
|[https://twitter.com/JacobYoungMP/status/1544767961134686209 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 40
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Michael_Gove_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| '''{{sortname|Michael|Gove}}'''
| [[Surrey Heath (UK Parliament constituency)|Surrey Heath]]
| [[Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities]]
| Dismissed<ref>{{cite news|url = https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-has-sacked-michael-gove-12647186|title = Boris Johnson sacks Michael Gove|work = [[Sky News]]|date = 6 July 2022|accessdate = 6 July 2022|last = Osborne|first = Samuel|archive-date = 6 July 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220706202316/https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-has-sacked-michael-gove-12647186|url-status = live}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 41
| [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon David Mundell MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|David|Mundell}}
| [[Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale]]
| [[Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy]] to New Zealand
| [https://twitter.com/DavidMundellDCT/status/1544778936168628228 Statement]
|-
| align="center" | 42
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_James_Daly_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|James|Daly|dab=English politician}}
| [[Bury North (UK Parliament constituency)|Bury North]]
| PPS to the [[Department for Work and Pensions]]
| [https://twitter.com/JamesDalyMP/status/1544779547517779971 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 43
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Danny_Kruger_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Danny|Kruger}}
| [[Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)|Devizes]]
| PPS to the [[Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities]]
| [https://twitter.com/danny__kruger/status/1544782425078878208 Statement]
|-
| align="center" | 44
| [[File:Simon_Hart.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| '''{{sortname|Simon|Hart}}''' 
| [[Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|{{nowrap|Carmarthen West}} {{nowrap|and South Pembrokeshire}}]]
| [[Secretary of State for Wales]]
| [https://twitter.com/Simonhartmp/status/1544796759645454342 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 45
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Edward_Argar_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Edward|Argar}}
| [[Charnwood (UK Parliament constituency)|Charnwood]]
| [[Minister of State for Health (UK)|Minister of State for Health]]
| [https://twitter.com/SamCoatesSky/status/1544799822867316736 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 46
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Gareth_Davies_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Gareth|Davies|dab=English politician}}
| [[Grantham and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)|Grantham and Stamford]]
| PPS to the [[Department of Health and Social Care]]
| [https://twitter.com/GarethDavies_MP/status/1544817086744109057 Statement]
|-
| align="center" | 47
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Dr_James_Davies_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|James|Davies|dab=politician}}
| [[Vale of Clwyd (UK Parliament constituency)|Vale of Clwyd]]
| PPS to the [[Department of Health and Social Care]]
| [https://twitter.com/JamesDavies/status/1544809880074207233 Letter]
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" data-sort-value="" bgcolor="#FCFCFC" | {{anchor|7 July}} '''7 July'''
|-
| align="center" | 48
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Brandon_Lewis_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| '''{{sortname|Brandon|Lewis}}'''
| [[Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Great Yarmouth]]
| [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]]
| [https://twitter.com/BrandonLewis/status/1544921034368901122 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 49
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Helen_Whately_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Helen|Whately}}
| [[Faversham and Mid Kent (UK Parliament constituency)|Faversham and Mid Kent]]
| [[Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury]]
| [https://twitter.com/Helen_Whately/status/1544921576449183745 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 50
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Damian_Hinds_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Damian|Hinds}}
| [[East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Hampshire]]
| [[Minister of State for Security and Borders]]
| [https://twitter.com/DamianHinds/status/1544928142854340608 Letter]
|-
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| [[File:Official_portrait_of_George_Freeman_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|George|Freeman|dab=politician}}
| [[Mid Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Norfolk]]
| [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation|{{nowrap|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State}} {{nowrap|for Science, Research and Innovation}}]]
| [https://archive.today/20220707062426/https://twitter.com/GeorgeFreemanMP/status/1544929459286966272 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 52
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Guy_Opperman_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Guy|Opperman}}{{efn|name=back|He was later re-appointed by Johnson.}}
| [[Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)|Hexham]]
| [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion|{{nowrap|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State}} {{nowrap|for Pensions and Financial Inclusion}}]]
| [https://twitter.com/GuyOpperman/status/1544936960954884097 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 53
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Chris_Philp_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Chris|Philp}}
| [[Croydon South (UK Parliament constituency)|Croydon South]]
| [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy|{{nowrap|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State}} {{nowrap|for Tech and the Digital Economy}}]]
| [https://twitter.com/CPhilpOfficial/status/1544939888931635200 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 54
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_James_Cartlidge_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|James|Cartlidge}}
| [[South Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South Suffolk]]
| [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice|{{nowrap|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State}} {{nowrap|for Justice}}]]
| [https://archive.today/20220707071242/https://twitter.com/jcartlidgemp/status/1544941714925912065 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 55
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Michelle_Donelan_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| '''{{nowrap|{{sortname|Michelle|Donelan}}}}'''
| [[Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Chippenham]]
| [[Secretary of State for Education]]
| [https://twitter.com/michelledonelan/status/1544952139549708288 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 56
| [[File:Official portrait of Dr Caroline Johnson MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Caroline|Johnson}}
| [[Sleaford and North Hykeham (UK Parliament constituency)|Sleaford and North Hykeham]]
| Vice [[Chairman of the Conservative Party|Chair of the Conservative Party]] for Women
| [https://twitter.com/drcarolinej/status/1544955841396326402 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 57
| [[File:Official portrait of Luke Hall MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Luke|Hall|dab=politician}}
| [[Thornbury and Yate (UK Parliament constituency)|Thornbury and Yate]]
| Deputy [[Chairman of the Conservative Party|Chair of the Conservative Party]]
| [https://twitter.com/LukeHall/status/1544956495175073792 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 58
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Rob_Butler_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Rob|Butler|dab=politician}}
| [[Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Aylesbury]]
| PPS to the [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]]
| [https://archive.today/20220707081915/https://twitter.com/RobBAylesbury/status/1544956511406985218 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 59
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Rebecca_Pow_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Rebecca|Pow}}
| [[Taunton Deane (UK Parliament constituency)|Taunton Deane]]
| [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|{{nowrap|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State}} {{nowrap|for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment}}]]
| [https://archive.today/20220707092352/https://twitter.com/pow_rebecca/status/1544972791442821120 Letter]
|-
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| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Jack_Brereton_MP_crop_2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Jack|Brereton}}
| [[Stoke-on-Trent South (UK Parliament constituency)|Stoke-on-Trent South]]
| PPS to the [[Secretary of State for International Trade]]
| [https://mobile.twitter.com/journoontheedge/status/1544960517214801925 Letter]
|-
| align="center" | 61
| [[File:Official portrait of Richard Graham MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Richard|Graham|dab=politician}}
| [[Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)|Gloucester]]
| [[Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy]] to [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]] and the [[Philippines]]
| [https://twitter.com/RichardGrahamUK/status/1544962149575008256 Letter]
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| [[File:Official portrait of Fay Jones MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|60px]]
| {{sortname|Fay|Jones|dab=politician}}
| [[Brecon and Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Brecon and Radnorshire]]
| PPS to the [[Leader of the House of Commons]]
| [https://www.facebook.com/FayJonesBandR/posts/pfbid0QXLb8Pbf57fo1ochn4YSSj3Y85pNeqwB2rBS8BK4i8UuyzhwXmZj4LZVTaoL7XsJl Statement]
|}

== See also ==
* [[2018 British cabinet reshuffle]]
* [[October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis]]
* [[War cabinet crisis, May 1940]]
* [[Westland affair]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-minister-boris-johnsons-statement-in-downing-street-7-july-2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson's statement in Downing Street: 7 July 2022] at gov.uk

{{Boris Johnson|state=collapsed}}

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