Simon Hart resigns as Secretary of State for Wales

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Updated: Jul 6, 2022, 22:07 UTC

(Reuters) - British Conservative party lawmaker Simon Hart stepped down from his role as a Secretary of State for Wales on Wednesday, joining a host of resignations in protest of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's leadership.

Weekly cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London

(Reuters) – British Conservative party lawmaker Simon Hart stepped down from his role as a Secretary of State for Wales on Wednesday, joining a host of resignations in protest of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership.

In a letter to Johnson, Hart said, “Colleagues have done their upmost in private and public to help you turn the ship around but it is with sadness that l feel we have passed the point where this is possible.”

(Reporting by Baranjot Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese)

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