3 more British PM’s aides resign

Director of communications Jack Doyle confirmed his exit shortly after the departure of policy head Munira Mirza

Four senior aides to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson have resigned from Downing Street within hours of each other amid growing pressure on the prime minister, Qazet.az informs referring to BBC News.

Director of communications Jack Doyle confirmed his exit shortly after the departure of policy head Munira Mirza.

They were followed on February 3 by chief of staff Dan Rosenfield and senior civil servant Martin Reynolds.

The top aides' resignations came as Johnson faces increasing questions over his leadership from within his party.

Doyle told staff that "recent weeks have taken a terrible toll on my family life", but that he had always intended to leave after two years.

A statement from a No 10 spokeswoman said Rosenfield had offered his resignation to the prime minister earlier on Thursday, but would stay on while his successor was found.

A number of MPs supportive of the prime minister have been tweeting praise, suggesting Johnson was responsible for making necessary staff changes following a damning report by civil servant Sue Gray into rule-breaking parties in No 10 during the pandemic.

However, Mirza quit over the PM's false claim that Sir Keir Starmer failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile when he was director of public prosecutions, and his refusal to apologize.