The former Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation of Great Britain Sam Gyimah

The former Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation of Great Britain Sam Gyimah

ANOTHER MEMBER OF Theresa May’s government has resigned, after universities and science minister Sam Gyimah stepped down last night over what he said was the Prime Minister’s “naive” Brexit plan. Asked if he thought the whole Cabinet would back the deal in the Commons, Dr Fox told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I think members of the Cabinet will vote for the deal.”

But hinting at potential further resignations from Mrs May’s top team over Brexit, he added: “Members of the Cabinet who don’t vote for the deal won’t be members of the Cabinet.”

Writing in the Daily Telegraph, arch-Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg accused the Government of an effort to “frighten and to gull (people) into acquiescing to a non-Brexit Brexit”.
Sam Gyimah resigns as British Minister of State for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in protest to Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal deal.