UK foreign office minister quits
Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan has announced his
resignation, in the first of what is expected to be a stream of ministers
walking out of government because they are unwilling to serve under Boris
Johnson, The Independent newspaper reported Monday.
In a resignation letter to Theresa May, the pro-EU minister
said it was "tragic" that "the dark cloud of Brexit" was
getting in the way of UK influence in the world.
Chancellor Philip Hammond and justice secretary David Gauke
have already announced their intention to hand in their resignations on
Wednesday, before Ms May goes to Buckingham Palace to hand over the reins of
power to a new prime minister.
Duncan quit on the day when ballots close in the race to
replace May as Conservative leader, with Johnson expected to secure a
comfortable victory over rival Jeremy Hunt when results are announced on
Tuesday.
