Sam Gyimah has resigned his junior ministerial post as Universities and Science Minister, citing his fears of the Brexit deal, although he rather confusingly does not rule out a second referendum as a potentially positive outcome. Gyimah, a graduate of Somerville College, Oxford, has been seen as a rising star in the party, and his resignation comes as rather a shock.
Another one quits their ministerial position over ‘principle.’ Why don’t they just get on with the job in hand instead of shacking up departments and making headlines, Gerry inquires?