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Amber Rudd resigns from cabinet and surrenders Conservative whip [View all]
Amber Rudd has resigned from the Cabinet and surrendered the Conservative whip in protest at Boris Johnson’s handling of Brexit.
The Hastings and Rye MP said she was relinquishing the Tory whip after the prime minister sacked 21 rebels this week.
The secretary of state for work and pensions posted on Twitter: “I have resigned from Cabinet and surrendered the Conservative whip. I cannot stand by as good, loyal moderate Conservatives are expelled.
“I have spoken to the PM and my association chairman to explain. I remain committed to the one nation values that drew me into politics.”
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/07/amber-rudd-resigns-from-cabinet-and-surrenders-conservative-whip
The Hastings and Rye MP said she was relinquishing the Tory whip after the prime minister sacked 21 rebels this week.
The secretary of state for work and pensions posted on Twitter: “I have resigned from Cabinet and surrendered the Conservative whip. I cannot stand by as good, loyal moderate Conservatives are expelled.
“I have spoken to the PM and my association chairman to explain. I remain committed to the one nation values that drew me into politics.”
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/07/amber-rudd-resigns-from-cabinet-and-surrenders-conservative-whip
Link to tweet
She really didn't like chucking out the 21 rebels. She calls this "short sighted cull" an "assault on decency and democracy" and "political vandalism".
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