i think it was a bad mistake of mine to appoint chris pincher to the government and i regret it and ijustn this government for anyone who abuses their position of power. minutes after the tv interview went out, two senior ministers resign from the cabinet in quick succession — health secretary sajid javid and chancellor rishi sunak. both said they no longer trusted the prime minister. we have to conclude that enough is enough. the number of departures from across government reached over 60 — a record. reporter: is it all. over, prime minister? how many resignations it take? it was a bit like the army charging upon us and we were still battling! it was surreal... it was surreal and ijust, i found it bizarre that people would be behaving in the way they were. i found it quite odd that people were not putting both their party and the country first above their own self interest. 0r their own ambition, their own personal ambition. it was surreal and we were fighting until the end really because itjust seemed the most stupid folly and the most, most ridiculous act of self— harm that could be in

onjune 30, chris pincher, deputy tory chief whip, suddenly resigned.ers only conservative carlton club in stjames�*. resignation letter to the pm open with the words... initially, number 10 said when he appointed pincher, johnson knew nothing about his reputation as a sexual predator. that line was dramatically upended on the morning ofjuly the 5th, by lord simon mcdonald, former head of the foreign office. he came out publicly and revealed thatjohnson had been briefed in person about pincher�*s previous predatory behaviour. i know that the senior official briefed the prime minister in person because that official told me so at the time. i think they need to come clean. that afternoon, having refused to answer questions about the pincher affair, the prime minister gave a mea culpa to the bbc. i think it was a bad mistake of mine to appoint chris pincher to the government and i regret it and ijust want to make it absolutely clear that there is no place in this government for anyone who abuses their position of power. minutes after the tv interview went

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