By Louth & Horncastle MP Victoria Atkins resigns to ‘look to the future for constituents’
Another resignation has come forward today, as Louth & Horncastle MP Victoria Atkins has become the latest minister to exit her role.
In a letter, posted on her social media page, Ms. Atkins said it was with “sadness and regret” that she would be resigning as Justice Minister.
She referenced the “fractured values” that have surfaced during Mr. Johnson’s leadership as her reasons for resigning. She added that she could no longer give him the “benefit of the doubt”.
Her resignation letter submitted to the PM added: “Values such as integrity, decency, respect, and professionalism should matter to us all. I have watched with growing concern as those values have fractured under your leadership through Patterson, Pincher, and Partygate. I have given you the benefit of the doubt at each turn, out of loyalty to you as Prime Minister and to our great party.
“The events of this week, however, have made these contortions impossible. The casual mistreatment of Minister Will Quince and the revelations contained in Lord McDonald’s letter highlight just how far your government has fallen from these ideals.
“I can no longer pirouette around our fractured values. We can and must be better than this.”
Ms. Atkins referenced her constituents facing cost of living pressures not experienced for decades, and that “these challenges demand resolute focus and we must take the country with us – we cannot provide that focus at present.”
She concluded that it had been a “pleasure and privilege” to serve as Minister, and she was proud to have led the Domestic Abuse Act through Parliament. She concluded she must “look to the future for my constituents and the party”.
