One of the UK’s most senior Conservatives has broken ranks and called for Boris Johnson to resign if he breached ministerial rules over the refurbishment of a Downing Street flat, amid new claims that undeclared donations have been sought to fund the prime minister’s lavish lifestyle. Douglas Ross, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, said on Sunday […]
New York’s two US senators, Chuck Schumer, who is also the Senate majority leader, and Kirsten Gillibrand, joined national and state representatives late Friday afternoon in calling for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation. Cuomo had earlier again refused to resign after a group of New York’s most powerful and prominent Democrats in the House of Representatives joined calls for […]
Hundreds of people who signed up to volunteer at the Tokyo Olympic Games have resigned in protest against derogatory remarks about women made by the Games’ organizing committee president, Yoshiro Mori. Mori is under increasing pressure to resign over his comments, which have prompted widespread anger and frustrated Tokyo’s attempts to convince the world it can host the […]
Denmark’s Minister of Agriculture has resigned over an illegal government order to cull the country’s farmed mink. Mogens Jensen announced he was stepping down on Wednesday on social media, saying he no longer had the support of a parliament majority. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen also faced opposition calls to resign, as the Danish government faces […]
Despite government officials insisting this week that Shinzo Abe would not ditch his post as head of the government until his second term expires next year, with Abe himself saying he would carry on while taking care of his health, there has been widespread speculation of late about his possible resignation. He will be an […]
