A junior UK Treasury minister resigned on Wednesday, a day after Finance Minister Rishi Sunak quit his his post, piling more pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson who faces mounting criticism of his integrity in office.
John Glen, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, joined a growing list of junior ministers and aides turning on Johnson after he was found to have made misleading claims about what he knew about prior sexual harassment claims against disgraced former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher.
In his resignation letter, Glen said he could “no longer reconcile my commitment to the role…with the complete lack of confidence I have in your continuing leadership of our country”.
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