Sajid Javid's blistering commons speech in full after his resignation

Sajid Javid has delivered a statement to the House of Commons after resigning as health secretary, stating why he is no longer happy with Boris Johnson's leadership.

He declared that he will no longer "risk losing my integrity" as a cabinet member of the government. Mr Javid was among the first of a wave of resignations from the government on Tuesday evening, which he announced in a letter to Mr Johnson stating he could "no longer, in good conscience, continue serving this government."

The former health secretary said while making a personal statement that he is “instinctively a team player” but told the Commons: “Treading the tightrope between loyalty and integrity has become impossible in recent months.

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“I will never risk losing my integrity.”

He further told the Commons: “I also believe a team is as good as its team captain and a captain is as good as his or her team. So, loyalty must go both ways. The events of recent months have made it increasingly difficult to be in that team.

“It’s not fair on ministerial colleagues to go out every morning defending lines that don’t stand up and don’t hold up. It’s not fair on my parliamentary colleagues, who bear the brunt of constituents’ dismay in their inboxes and on the doorsteps in recent elections.

“And it’s not fair on Conservative members and voters who rightly expect better standards from the party they supported.”

He added that "enough is enough" while telling the Commons: “This week again, we have reason to question the truth and integrity of what we’ve all been told. And at some point we have to conclude that enough is enough.

“I believe that point is