# List of departures from the second Johnson ministry

This is a list of resignations from the second government formed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Between forming a government on 13 December 2019 after the 2019 general election and his eventual resignation amid a government crisis, Johnson faced the resignation of 10 cabinet ministers (one of whom resigned on two separate occasions) and 3 ministers 'attending cabinet'. This list omits ministers who were invited to leave the government during the 2020, 2021, or 2022 cabinet reshuffles. It also excludes all ministers who resigned during the previous government formed by Johnson.

## 2020

| Minister (Cabinet members shown in bold) | Office | Date of resignation | Reason |
| Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP | Chancellor of the Exchequer | 13 February | Refused to dismiss his advisers during the 2020 cabinet reshuffle. |
| Rt Hon Jake Berry MP | Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth | 13 February | Refused to accept a new position during the 2020 cabinet reshuffle. |
| Rt Hon Conor Burns MP | Minister of State for Trade Policy | 4 May | Standards Committee found that he had used his position to intimidate a member of the public. |
| Douglas Ross MP | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland | 26 May | Discontented with Dominic Cummings' explanation for breaching the government's restrictions on travel during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. |
| Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP | Secretary of State for International Development | 2 September | Department abolished. |
| Simon Clarke MP | Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government | 8 September | Personal reasons. |
| The Lord Keen of Elie QC PC | Advocate General for Scotland | 16 September | Concerns arising from the Internal Market Bill. |
| Chris Green MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Education | 13 October | Opposed the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Caroline Ansell MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 22 October | Defied government whip on free school meals. |
| Rt Hon The Baroness Sugg CBE | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Overseas Territories and Sustainable Development | 25 November | Opposed the announcement of cuts to the overseas aid budget. |

## 2021

| Minister (Cabinet members shown in bold) | Office | Date of resignation | Reason |
| Kelly Tolhurst MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Rough Sleeping | 16 January | Personal reasons. |
| Johnny Mercer MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans | 20 April | Expressed frustration that the Overseas Operations Bill did not include legal protections for British soldiers that served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. It has been reported that Mercer was sacked by Johnson. |
| Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP | Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | 26 June | Breaching social distancing guidelines after he was revealed to be having an affair with his aide and departmental Non-Executive Director Gina Coladangelo. |
| Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP | Minister of State for Security | 7 July | Health reasons; surgery on a lung tumor. |
| Rt Hon The Lord Frost CMG PC | Minister of State for the Cabinet Office | 18 December | Opposition to "COVID Plan B" and the political direction of the government. |

## 2022

| Minister (Cabinet members shown in bold) | Office | Date of resignation | Reason |
| Rt Hon The Lord Agnew of Oulton DL | Minister of State for Efficiency and Transformation | 24 January | Unable to defend the government's track record on tackling fraud in Covid business schemes. |
| Angela Richardson MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 31 January | Criticised Boris Johnson for his mishandling of the partygate affair. |
| Rt Hon The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar QC | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | 13 April | Accused Boris Johnson of undermining the rule of law, following his decision not to resign in response to criminal sanctions imposed on him by the Metropolitan Police. |
| Paul Holmes MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Office | 27 May | Concerns around "toxic culture" at the heart of government following the publication of the Sue Gray report. |
| John Lamont MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 6 June | Resigned in order to vote against Boris Johnson in a vote of confidence as leader of the Conservative Party. |
| Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP | Chairman of the Conservative Party Minister without Portfolio | 24 June | Resigned over poor results at the Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield by-elections. |
| Rt Hon Chris Pincher MP | Government Deputy Chief Whip Treasurer of the Household | 30 June | Reports that he drunkenly groped two men at the Carlton Club on 29 June. |
| Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP | Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | 5 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP | Chancellor of the Exchequer | 5 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Saqib Bhatti MBE MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Health and Social Care | 5 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Jonathan Gullis MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Northern Ireland Office | 5 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Nicola Richards MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Transport | 5 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Virginia Crosbie MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales | 5 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Alex Chalk QC MP | Solicitor General for England and Wales | 5 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Will Quince MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Laura Trott MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Transport | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Robin Walker MP | Minister of State for School Standards | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| John Glen MP | Economic Secretary to the Treasury | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Felicity Buchan MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Victoria Atkins MP | Minister of State for Prisons and Probation | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Jo Churchill MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaption | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Stuart Andrew MP | Minister of State for Housing | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Selaine Saxby MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to HM Treasury | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| David Johnston MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Education | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Claire Coutinho MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to HM Treasury | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Lee Rowley MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Kemi Badenoch MP | Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities Minister of State for Equalities | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Neil O'Brien MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Alex Burghart MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Julia Lopez MP | Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Mims Davies MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Duncan Baker MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Craig Williams MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to HM Treasury | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Mark Logan MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Northern Ireland Office | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Rachel Maclean MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Mike Freer MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Mark Fletcher MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Sara Britcliffe MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Education | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Ruth Edwards MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Peter Gibson MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for International Trade | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| James Sunderland MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Jacob Young MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Rt Hon Michael Gove MP | Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| James Daly MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Work and Pensions | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Danny Kruger MBE MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Rt Hon Simon Hart MP | Secretary of State for Wales | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Edward Argar MP | Minister of State for Health | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Gareth Davies MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department of Health and Social Care | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| James Davies MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department of Health and Social Care | 6 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE MP | Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | 7 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Helen Whately MP | Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | 7 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP | Minister of State for Security and Borders | 7 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| George Freeman MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation | 7 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Guy Opperman MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion | 7 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Chris Philp MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy | 7 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| James Cartlidge MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | 7 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP | Secretary of State for Education | 7 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Rob Butler MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 7 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Rebecca Pow MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment | 7 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Jack Brereton MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for International Trade | 7 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Fay Jones MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Commons | 7 July | Main article: July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis An historic mass resignation (the largest number of ministerial resignations in a 24-hour period, more than tripling the previous record of 11 resignations, set in 1932 during the 2nd National Government), following a statement by the Prime Minister, in which he confirmed that he had been aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher before appointing him to the government. This contributed to the resignation of Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister, with him replaced by Liz Truss as party leader on 5 September and as Prime Minister the following day. |
| Rt Hon The Lord Grimstone | Minister of State for Investment | 7 July | Quit because Johnson had decided to leave Number 10 rather than fighting to remain in his post |
| Rt Hon The Lord Greenhalgh | Minister of State for Building Safety and Fire | 8 July | Stated "now that the die has been cast I have decided that this is the right time for me to resign" |
| Rt Hon The Lord Harrington | Minister of State for Refugees | 4 September | Resigned from government prior to the announcement of the result of the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election |
| Rt Hon Nigel Adams MP | Minister of State without Portfolio | 5 September | Announced that they did not intend to serve in the incoming government |