Britain’s Chancellor Rishi Sunak (C) listens as Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) addresses his Cabinet ahead of the weekly Cabinet meeting in Downing Street on June 07, 2022 in London, England.
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LONDON — British Chancellor Rishi Sunak resigned Tuesday, saying the government should be run “properly, competently and seriously.”
“I recognise this may be my last ministerial job, but I believe these standards are worth fighting for and that is why I am resigning,” he wrote in a tweet Tuesday evening.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid also handed in his resignation.
It comes after a string of scandals that have plagued British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership over the last few months.
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