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Posted: 2019-09-05T10:37:35Z | Updated: 2019-09-05T10:46:02Z Jo Johnson, Boris Johnson's Brother, Resigns From UK Parliament | HuffPost
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Jo Johnson, Boris Johnson's Brother, Resigns From UK Parliament

"Ive been torn between family loyalty and the national interest."
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Jo Johnson, Boris Johnson’s brother, has resigned as a UK minister and MP for Orpington.

“In recent weeks I’ve been torn between family loyalty and the national interest – it’s an unresolvable tension and time for others to take on my roles as MP and minister,” he said in a surprise announcement on Thursday morning.

He has been appointed a universities minister when his brother became prime minister last month.

Jo Johnson raised eyebrows by accepting the position in his brother’s government given he had been a vocal supporter of holding a second Brexit referendum.

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