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The government appears to be imploding, with the resignations of Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid last night triggering waves of further resignations into this morning.

People are annoyed with the PM's handling of the Chris Pincher allegations, with Downing Street over the course of a few days changing its story regarding how much they knew about the rumours.

So, 53 people have so far resigned from the government so far, including top ministers and the vice party chairman - who did so on live TV for good measure.

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Here is a list of all the Tory MPs who have resigned from government jobs so far and the roles they quit:

Sajid Javid, health secretary
Rishi Sunak, chancellor
Andrew Murrison, trade envoy

Murrison posted a slightly blurry letter on Twitter to announce his resignation.

\u201chttps://t.co/1jUxgnHbKY\u201d
— Rt Hon Andrew Murrison MP (@Rt Hon Andrew Murrison MP) 1657044058

Jonathan Gullis, PPS
Saqib Bhatti, PPS
Bim Afolami, vice party chairman

This is the guy who resigned on TV and you just have to watch the clip:

\u201cBREAKING: Tory vice chair @BimAfolami has just resigned his position live on @TheNewsDesk.\u201d
— The News Desk (@The News Desk) 1657045994

Nicola Richards, PPS
Virginia Crosbie, PPS
Alex Chalk, solicitor general
Theo Clarke, trade envoy
Laura Trott, PPS

"Trust in politics has been lost in recent months," she said in a Facebook post this morning.

Will Quince, children's minister

Quince supported the PM during a media round on Monday but after he found out he was briefed with less than accurate information, he resigned:

\u201cWith great sadness and regret, I have this morning tendered my resignation to the Prime Minister after I accepted and repeated assurances on Monday to the media which have now been found to be inaccurate. \n\nI wish my successor well - it is the best job in government.\u201d
— Will Quince MP \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@Will Quince MP \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7) 1657092333

Robin Walker, minister for schools

\u201cI have today offered my resignation from the Government & look forward to supporting @conservatives & campaigning for #Worcester from the backbenches, it has been a privilege to work to support our brilliant schools\u201d
— Robin Walker (@Robin Walker) 1657097027

John Glen, city minister and economic secretary to the treasury
Victoria Atkins, justice minister - she interestingly resigned via Instagram. Will the next MP to resign do so on TikTok?
Jo Churchill, health minister
Selaine Saxby, PPS
Claire Coutinho, PPS
David Johnston, PPS

He said: "events in recent months have made the view of politics and politicians worse".

"I know from my inbox that there are different views about the Prime Minister, but I do not believe he can provide the leadership the country needs," he added.

Stuart Andrew, junior housing minister

Andrew resigned as a housing minister, saying “our party, particularly our members and more importantly our great country, deserve better”.

Felicity Buchan, PPS

\u201cIt is with great sadness that I have tendered my resignation today as a Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Please find my resignation letter below.\u201d
— Felicity Buchan MP (@Felicity Buchan MP) 1657101926

Kemi Badenoch, minister for levelling up communities and minister of state for equalities
Neil O'Brien, minister for levelling up housing and communities
Alex Bughart, minister in the department of education
Lee Rowley, minister for industry
Julia Lopez, minister in DCMS

These five ministers all resigned together in a joint letter to the prime minister. Cute really.

Mark Logan, parliamentary private secretary
Rachel Maclean, minister for safeguarding

\u201cWith deep regret I am resigning as Minister for Safeguarding. It remains the greatest honour of my life to represent Redditch in Parliament and I will continue to support the policies which I was re-elected to deliver from the backbenches.\u201d
— Rachel Maclean MP (@Rachel Maclean MP) 1657118296

Craig Williams, PPS to the Chancellor
Mims Davies, work and pensions minister
Duncan Baker, department for levelling up
Mike Freer, equalities minister
Mark Fletcher, DfBEIS
Sara Britcliffe, Department for education
Ruth Edwards, Scottish office
Peter Gibson, department for international trade
James Sunderland, Defra
David Duguid, trade envoy
Jacob Young, department for levelling up
Danny Kruger, department for levelling up
James Daly, department for work and pensions
David Mundell, trade envoy
Guy Opperman, pensions minister
Chris Philip, minister for technology and the digital economy
George Freeman, minister for science, research and innovation
Gareth Davies, PPS
James Cartlidge, courts minister

\u201cAs Courts\u2019 Minister, I have felt duty bound to remain in post because of the very challenging situation in the Crown Court. But it\u2019s clearly impossible to continue.\u201d
— James Cartlidge MP \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@James Cartlidge MP \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1657177783

Damian Hinds, security minister
Brandon Lewis, Northern Ireland minister
Ed Argar, DHSC
Simon Hart, Wales minister
James Davies, PPS
Helen Whately, treasury minister

Aside from these people, lots of MPs have withdrawn their support for Johnson, including Lee Anderson, Robert Jenrick and Liam Fox.

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