British Finance Minister Sajid Javid has resigned. The news agency PA reported, citing a spokesman for Javid. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had previously begun restructuring his government. According to a government statement, Rishi Sunak is to become the new finance minister. Minister of Economics Andrea Leadsom and Northern Ireland Minister Julian Smith, among others, are leaving the cabinet.
Johnson wanted to announce further details about the reshuffle later in the day. He wants to appoint a government that will implement his post-Brexit idea of Britain and overcome the split in his Conservative Party and across the country.
Johnson criticized for luxury vacation
Johnson, however, came under fire for a luxury vacation in the Caribbean. The opposition asked him to quickly resolve an alleged inconsistency in the information about the financing of the vacation.
Johnson had in a register published yesterday
Parliament stated that the stay in a villa worth 15,000 pounds (just under 18,000 euros) on the Caribbean island of Mustique over the turn of the year was donated to him by businessman David Ross.
But, according to a Daily Mail report, Ross denies paying for Johnson. „It was a house that was rented, but people couldn’t come, so Boris Johnson could use it,“ the paper quoted a spokesman for the entrepreneur.
Ross only helped Johnson find the place to stay. A government spokesman said all transparency rules had been followed. Who paid for the stay or provided the accommodation remained unclear.
