In the wake of a wave of resignations in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government of 50 ministers, ministers of state and assistant ministers, Secretary of State for Security and Border Affairs Damian Hinds and Minister of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis, as well as Secretary of State for Wales Simon Hart and Treasury Secretary Helen Whiteley are resigning in protest of Johnson’s refusal to step down amid a series of scandals that have plagued him in recent weeks.

In his resignation letter to Johnson, the Secretary of State for Wales explained that he and his colleagues “have tried privately and publicly to help you turn the ship, but unfortunately I feel that we are not in a position to achieve this.”

Johnson is facing a wave of mass resignations in protest of his retention in office, which began on Tuesday with Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid resigning from their posts for their refusal to keep Johnson in office. party and government leadership.

Earlier, Johnson fired Housing and Local Government Secretary Michael Gove amid the latter’s demands that Johnson resign from his post due to scandals that have plagued the prime minister in recent weeks.

Despite the resignations, several media outlets reported Wednesday, citing cabinet sources, that “Johnson has no intention of stepping down from his post despite the wave of resignations in his government.”

The resignation comes at a critical time for Johnson, who has faced growing calls for weeks from his party deputies to step down after it was revealed he attended parties held at the Prime Minister’s Downing Street headquarters in election time. a period of general closure introduced in the country in 2020 following the outbreak of the Corona epidemic.