These are Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock, Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd and Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Nicky Morgan. Former Education Secretary Mrs Morgan was out of the Cabinet for the entirety of the premiership of Theresa May, though Mrs May appointed Ms Rudd and Mr Hancock to their current positions. Friends of Ms Rudd said she was “disappointed” that Prime Minister Boris Johnson took the measure, but said she will not quit “while there is still the chance of a deal” with the European Union.
Mr Hancock said during the Tory leadership contest that proroguing Parliament would mean “the end of the Conservative Party as a serious party of Government” and Mrs Morgan described the move as “mad”.
The Daily Telegraph reports both are understood to be staying in the Cabinet due to hopes the pressure tactic results in the EU renegotiating a better deal.
Michael Gove, now the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, had said such a move would be “wrong” and it would contradict “the best traditions of British democracy”.
Now Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid warned in a Channel 4 debate for Tory leadership that “you don’’t deliver democracy by trashing our democracy.”
Boris Johnson will prorogue Parliament (Image: GETTY)
Amber Rudd, Nicky Morgan and Matt Hancock will not resign it is understood (Image: GETTY)
Mr Johnson moved both men into their current positions.
Mr Javid was Home Secretary, now replaced by Priti Patel, whilst Mr Gove was Environment Secretary, now replaced by Theresa Villiers.
Dominic Raab was the first to suggest taking the action and is now Foreign Secretary.
Indeed, according to Oddschecker, it is Ms Patel who is the bookies favourite for next cabinet member to resign.
Oddschecker say Priti Patel is the favourite to resign next (Image: GETTY)
Out of the trio expected to stay, Mrs Morgan is ranked the highest at 13th with Ms Rudd at 15th and Mr Hancock at 16th.
Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg, Lords leader Baroness Spencer and chief whip Mark Spencer flew to Balmoral to visit the Queen to put the plan in motion.
The suspension of parliamentary activity will last five weeks.
The old plan was for Parliament to sit for a fortnight in September before a break for the party conferences.
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MPs had considered voting against leaving for the annual conference season.
Mr Rees-Mogg dismissed criticisms the move was undemocratic: “There is no constitutional crisis except that caused by those who voted for the referendum, then supported the use of Article 50 and backed the Withdrawal Act.
“Every one of these had comfortable Parliamentary majorities, often backed by those who now cry out that following a plebiscite is undemocratic. This is untrue and unconstitutional.”
Amber Rudd is Work and Pensions Secretary (Image: EXPRESS)
Mr Johnson himself denied Brexit was the cause of the decision to request a Queen’s speech but said it was required to put forward a new legislate agenda.
The former London Mayor said this would allow him to get through a potential new deal.
He told MPs in a letter: “There will be ample time on both sides of that crucial October 17 summit, ample time in Parliament for MPs to debate the EU, to debate Brexit, and all the other issues.”
Gina Miller is plotting a legal bid (Image: GETTY)
Businesswoman Gina Miller has set the wheels in motion for another court bid to foil the proposals.
Ms Miller said in a statement: “The basis of my approach to the courts is that it cannot be legitimate or a proper use of the prerogative power to prorogue Parliament when the intention and effect inherent in doing so is to frustrate Parliament and fetter it from exercising its sovereign right to fulfil its elective role and enact any law it sees fit.”
The Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesman Tom Brake said: “The mother of all parliaments will not allow him to shut the people’s parliament out of the biggest decision facing our country. His declaration of war will be met with an iron fist.”
