梅的“退欧大臣”大卫·戴维斯（David Davies）立即辞职，随后，时任外交大臣鲍里斯·约翰逊（Boris Johnson）也辞去了职务（他需要考虑自己取代梅的希望 ） 。
May’s “Brexit secretary,” David Davis, immediately resigned, and he was soon followed out the door by then-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (who needed a moment to consider his own prospects of replacing May).