{"id":639,"date":"2006-04-27T09:39:46","date_gmt":"2006-04-27T08:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2006\/04\/27\/my-resignation-letter\/"},"modified":"2006-04-27T09:42:47","modified_gmt":"2006-04-27T08:42:47","slug":"my-resignation-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2006\/04\/27\/my-resignation-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"My resignation letter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a helpful web application for Labour ministers. Simply print out this post and cross out the choices as applicable. Then hand in at 10 Downing Street.<\/p>\n

\n

The Deputy Prime Minister\/The Secretary of State
\nODPM\/DEFRA\/The Home Office\/Department of Health<\/p>\n

27 April 2006<\/p>\n

Dear Tony,<\/p>\n

Over the last few days I have reflected on the recent situation. While I welcome your public support for me and have enjoyed my time at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister\/DEFRA\/the Home Office\/the Department of Health, I believe it is time I consider my position in the interests of the party.<\/p>\n

I do, of course, take no blame for shagging my secretary<\/a>\/the hardship of farmers<\/a>\/the thousand foreign prisoners<\/a> that should have been considered for deportation but weren’t\/the current ruddy health of the NHS<\/a>, but I realise that my continuing in post may have an adverse effect come the local elections on May 4. I hope that nothing here precludes me from returning to the Cabinet in June.<\/p>\n

I trust that my departure will be seen by the press and the public as the end of the issue, even though my wife’s not happy\/farmers still haven’t been paid\/foreign ex-cons are still on the loose and planning to murder all the children\/someone sacked all the nurses. I therefore regretfully tender my resignation as Deputy Prime Minister\/Environment Secretary\/Home Secretary\/Health Secretary in order to spend more time with my wife\/caravan\/pies\/superciliousness.<\/p>\n

All best wishes,<\/p>\n

John\/Margaret\/Charles\/Pat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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