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Understand Amber Rudd did not tell Boris Johnson she was resigning before she gave an interview to the Sunday Times
She came under huge pressure from Rebel Alliance and her brother Roland Rudd, who were furious she had stayed in the cabinet
She came under huge pressure from Rebel Alliance and her brother Roland Rudd, who were furious she had stayed in the cabinet
Source close to Amber Rudd says she genuinely tried to make it work in cabinet - she signed up to the Oct 31 pledge, proroguing Parliament and opposed the Benn legislation
But she could not live with the decision to expel 21 Tory rebels
But she could not live with the decision to expel 21 Tory rebels
Amber Rudd told Boris Johnson her decision late this evening after she had told the Sunday Times
He asked her to reconsider but she had made her mind up
He asked her to reconsider but she had made her mind up
Team Rudd exchanged messages with No10 today asking for her to be able to attend UNGA for her women and equalities brief... decision must have come late in the day...
A current (non-No10) special adviser texts re Amber Rudd:
“She should have been first out - she’s trashed her rep anyway now, my message would be fuck off to the Lib Dems where you belong.”
“She should have been first out - she’s trashed her rep anyway now, my message would be fuck off to the Lib Dems where you belong.”
