The number of resignations of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has risen to more than 55 ministers, ministers of state and assistant ministers, the latest of which was the resignation of the education secretary two days after her inauguration. It was preceded for some time by the resignations of Assistant Secretary of State for Technology and Media Chris Philip and Assistant Secretary of State for Justice in the British government James Cartlig in protest of Johnson’s refusal to resign, amid a series of scandals that have followed in recent weeks.

Johnson has faced a wave of mass resignations to protest his retention in office, which began Tuesday with Treasurer Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid resigning from their positions for their refusal to keep Johnson in the leadership. parties and governments.

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.