LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Former Minister of State for Universities of the United Kingdom, Michelle Donelan, who is now Secretary of State for Education, leaves Downing Street on July 5, 2022 in London, England. Minister for Health, Sajid Javid, resigned from the Government this evening closely followed by the Chancellor of The Exchequer, Rishi Sunak. This morning, former senior civil servant Lord McDonald, indicated the Prime Minister had lied over the case of Chris Pincher MP and his history of sexual assaults. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Michelle Donelan, who was only appointed as education secretary on Tuesday, has resigned from the post.
In her resignation letter to Boris Johnson, shared on Twitter Thursday, Donelan said she could “see no way that you can continue in post, but without a formal mechanism to remove you it seems that the only way that this is only possible is for those of us who remain in cabinet to force your hand.”
After Sajid Javid resigned from the role of education secretary on Tuesday, Johnson gave Donelan the position in a cabinet reshuffle.