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re: NEW UK PM: Presenter Faints on Air During Debate
Exclusive: Quarter of Parliamentary Staff Say They’ve Witnessed Both MEN and WOMEN Being Sexually Harassed
6 Jul 2022 Channel 4 News
Allegations of impropriety and what the prime minister knew, have called his future into question with those bombshell resignations of both the chancellor and health secretary.
Channel 4 News has been looking into the culture of harassment and impunity and tonight we have an exclusive investigation that shows how widespread the problems are across the political spectrum.
Half of the 51 parliamentary workers we spoke to said a victim of sexual harrassment had confided in them - and a quarter said they'd seen it happen themselves.
70% said they felt that if they reported inappropriate behaviour their careers would be harmed - and today parliamentary authorities admitted to us that there are barriers to speaking up.
Prime Minister Under Pressure After Bombshell REVOLTS
Johnson Names New Top Team as Sunak and Javid Quit
Boris Johnson fights for political survival as he prepares to face MPs
BBC News 5 Jul 2022
He is scrambling to shore up his support, but insists he will carry on. Boris Johnson is battling to save his premiership after two of his most senior Cabinet ministers resigned within 10 minutes of each other.
First Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, and then Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, published letters on their Twitter accounts explaining why they could not remain in their posts.
Mr Johnson scrambled to fill the gaps on the front bench even as further resignations from government positions were announced.
Nadhim Zahawi, the Education Secretary, was named as the new Chancellor. It is understood he and Mr Johnson agreed on the need for tax cuts to secure growth in their one-on-one meeting on Tuesday night.
Michelle Donelan, the universities minister, will replace Mr Zahawi as Education Secretary, while Steve Barclay, the Downing Street chief of staff, was appointed to replace Mr Javid as Health Secretary. Mr Johnson takes to the despatch box for Prime Minister's questions at midday and will answer questions from the liaison committee of MPs at 3pm.
The resignations began just two minutes after broadcasters began playing a clip filmed for the 6pm news where Mr Johnson finally said sorry over his handling of the Chris Pincher scandal. This was after yet another calamitous day that began with his deputy, Dominic Raab, being hung out to dry by No 10 in both the media and the Commons.
Knocked senseless by the resignations, Nick Gutteridge and Tony Diver recount the events which left the Prime Minister staggering about like Rocky in his final fight. Tim Stanley sketches the dramatic day of revelations which ended with the Prime Minister watching a metaphorical lifeboat pushing away from the ship,
Mr Sunak and Mr Javid at the oars, others to follow. Daniel Capurro reveals how history shows that the bond between No 10 and No 11 can make or break any government.
Sunak and Javid Think They Can Avoid Heseltine's Fate
By resigning within minutes of each other, Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak jointly wielded the knife, and they no doubt hope that in doing so one of them will get to wear the crown.
The hesitancy of Cabinet ministers to lead the charge against Boris Johnson in recent months has been put down to the belief that direct challengers never get the top job. Lord Heseltine's humiliation after he forced out Margaret Thatcher cast a long shadow over the Conservative Party.
But if Mr Johnson is, ultimately, toppled as a result of Tuesday's events, it will be impossible to pinpoint whether it was Mr Javid, who quit first, or Mr Sunak, the senior man, who started the landslide. Gordon Rayner analyses how the pair will now believe they can avoid Lord Heseltine's fate.
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