List of resignations from the second May ministry
2017

List of resignations from the second May ministry

Section Title: 2017
Table Section Text: None

Minister (Cabinet members shown in bold)	Office	Date of resignation	Reason

-	Rt Hon The Lord Dunlop	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland	10 June	Believed after the Conservative's success in Scotland in the 2017 election it was best to "bow out" from government.

-	Rt Hon The Lord Bridges of Headley	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union	12 June	Differences between May’s approach to Brexit and his own.

-	Rt Hon The Lord Price	Minister of State for Trade Policy	3 September	Wanted to pursue ‘business and writing interests’.

-	Rt Hon The Baroness Anelay of St Johns PC	Minister of State for Exiting the European Union	27 October	Resigned on health grounds, due to an injury sustained in 2015.

-	Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon MP	Secretary of State for Defence	1 November	Allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour.

-	Christopher Pincher MP	Comptroller of the Household	5 November	Allegations of sexual assault and harassment.

-	Rt Hon Priti Patel MP	Secretary of State for International Development	8 November	Conflict of interest arising from secret meetings with the Israeli government.

-	Rt Hon Damian Green MP	First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office	20 December	Found to have lied about the presence of pornographic images on his office computer.

Sentence(s)

Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, stepped down from the second May ministry.

final_sentence: Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, stepped down from the second May ministry.