resignation Archives - Empoword Journalism https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/tag/resignation/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:50:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Tobias Ellwood resigns after backlash on Afghanistan video https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/tobias-ellwood-resigns-after-backlash-on-afghanistan-video/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/tobias-ellwood-resigns-after-backlash-on-afghanistan-video/#respond Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:34:32 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=48998 Chair of the Defence Committee, Tobias Ellwood, resigned from his position as head of the committee and cross-party group on September 13th. The resignation came after backlash over his comments in a video praising the Taliban. 

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/tobias-ellwood-resigns-after-backlash-on-afghanistan-video/feed/ 0 Liz Truss resigns 44 days into her premiership as prime minister https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/liz-truss-resigns-44-days-into-her-premiership-as-prime-minister/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/liz-truss-resigns-44-days-into-her-premiership-as-prime-minister/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2022 21:12:22 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=32954 This afternoon Liz Truss resigned as prime minister, with plans of finding a new Conservative leader within the week.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/liz-truss-resigns-44-days-into-her-premiership-as-prime-minister/feed/ 0 Eight Candidates in First Ballot for Tory Leadership https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/eight-candidates-in-first-ballot-for-tory-leadership/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/eight-candidates-in-first-ballot-for-tory-leadership/#respond Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:05:12 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=27435 Sir Graham Brady announced the eight Conservative MPs who have secured the required backing to make it onto the first ballot for Tory leadership in the wake of Boris Johnson's resignation.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/eight-candidates-in-first-ballot-for-tory-leadership/feed/ 0 The Slow Downfall of Boris Johnson https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/uk/the-slow-downfall-of-boris-johnson/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/uk/the-slow-downfall-of-boris-johnson/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2022 16:41:54 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=27159 We're only three years into the Boris Johnson government, and his downfall has finally arrived. Johnson is clearly a leader like no other, surviving scandal after scandal. But what tipped his closest allies over the edge, and why did it take so long?

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/uk/the-slow-downfall-of-boris-johnson/feed/ 1 Boris Johnson Steps Down as Conservative Party Leader https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/boris-johnson-steps-down-as-conservative-party-leader/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/boris-johnson-steps-down-as-conservative-party-leader/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2022 15:49:55 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=27339 Boris Johnson has stepped down as Conservative Party Leader following a stream of over 50 resignations from the government since Tuesday. Mr Johnson announced in his resignation statement yesterday that he would remain as a caretaker Prime Minister until the Conservatives choose a new leader.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/boris-johnson-steps-down-as-conservative-party-leader/feed/ 1 Pressure mounts on Johnson as he suffers the greatest number of ministerial resignations since 1932 https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/pressure-mounts-on-johnson-as-he-suffers-the-greatest-number-of-ministerial-resignations-since-1932/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/pressure-mounts-on-johnson-as-he-suffers-the-greatest-number-of-ministerial-resignations-since-1932/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:02:48 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=27173 Following the resignations of Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak on Tuesday, at least 40 ministers and aides have followed suit, meaning that Johnson has endured the greatest number of government resignations recorded in a single day for 90 years.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/pressure-mounts-on-johnson-as-he-suffers-the-greatest-number-of-ministerial-resignations-since-1932/feed/ 1 Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from Boris Johnson’s government https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/sajid-javid-and-rishi-sunak-resign-from-boris-johnsons-government/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/sajid-javid-and-rishi-sunak-resign-from-boris-johnsons-government/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2022 18:41:54 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=27015 Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak have announced their resignations from Government, citing a loss of confidence in government conduct and PM Boris Johnson.

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