France: new PM to be named within 48 hours?

09 Oct 2025
Emmanuel Macron is expected to appoint a new prime minister within 48 hours, following the abrupt resignation of Sébastien Lecornu’s government just 14 hours after being named. Lecornu, asked to outline a path…

Bishop of Liverpool resigns after sexual assault allegations

30 Jan 2025
Another crisis has erupted within the Church of England, with the resignation of the Bishop of Liverpool, John Perumbalath, following allegations of sexual assault and harassment. Though no charges have been filed, he…

Abuse survivors call for further CofE resignations

15 Nov 2024
Survivors of abuse associated with John Smyth, a prolific child abuser linked to the Church of England, are urging further resignations following Justin Welby’s decision on 13 November to step down. A review…

Wales: Vaughan Gething quits as first minister

18 Jul 2024
Wales' first minister Vaughan Gething has announced his resignation just four months after taking office. This decision follows the resignation of three government ministers and his top legal adviser, who called for his…

Mike Pilavachi and safeguarding

20 Jul 2023
The Diocese of St Albans has reported, ‘We have been informed of the resignation of Canon Mike Pilavachi from his employment at Soul Survivor Watford, and want to stress that a safeguarding investigation…

Police watchdog head being investigated

08 Dec 2022
Michael Lockwood has led the Office for Police Conduct as director general since 2018, handling the most serious complaints against police in England and Wales. Now he has been forced to resign after…

Schools catch-up tsar resigns over funding

03 Jun 2021
The man charged with overseeing plans to help children catch up on missed education in England has resigned just four months into the job. Sir Kevan Collins stepped down over the government’s pledge…

Northern Ireland: Arlene Foster resigns

29 Apr 2021
Arlene Foster announced her resignation as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and as NI first minister after an internal revolt. Mrs Foster said she would step down as DUP leader on 28…

Minister resigns over delayed crackdown on betting machines

02 Nov 2018
Tracey Crouch, the sports minister, resigned on 1 November as a protest over the delay in cutting the maximum stakes from £100 in fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). The Government had announced this plan…