The younger brother of British Prime Minister, Jo Johnson has dramatically resigned from government and parliament over apparent protest at his leadership.
The resignation which is a rude shock to Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister barely 12 hours after suffering a humiliating series of Brexit defeats in Parliament
Jo Johnson announced his resignation amid the controversy of whether and how the U.K. will be leaving the European Union.
“In recent weeks I’ve been torn between family loyalty and the national interest,” Johnson, who was a minister in his brother Boris’ Cabinet, said on Twitter.
“It’s an unresolvable tension and time for others to take on my roles as MP and minister.”
Recall that the Boris Johnson’s “do or die” insistence on taking the UK out of the European Union by October 31 sufered two significant setbacks on Wednesday September 4, as lawmakers passed a bill forcing him to request another extension and then blocked his attempt to call a snap election.
It was further learnt that Johnson family are all on different sides in the Brexit discussion. The Prime Minister’s sister Rachel who has represented different parties is opposed to Brexit, and his father Stanley is said to be a committed europhile and former European Commission official.