(13 Feb 2020) Sajid Javid unexpectedly resigned as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) on Thursday, throwing a carefully planned shakeup of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative government into turmoil.
Speaking later, Javid said Johnson had asked him to fire all his aides and replace them with staff approved by the prime minister's office.
“I don’t believe any self-respecting minister would accept such conditions,” Javid said.
“I felt that I was left with no option other than to resign."
Javid's resignation followed reports he had clashed with Johnson's powerful adviser, Dominic Cummings, a self-styled political disruptor who is mistrusted by many lawmakers and officials.
Johnson quickly replaced Javid with Rishi Sunak, who had previously been a deputy to Javid at the Treasury and is widely regarded as a dependable loyalist to the prime minister.

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