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City minister John Glen quits as Johnson loses flood of allies

A guiding light for the City's relations with Whitehall has quit over Downing Street sleaze handling

John Glen has been at the forefront of government policy when it comes to issues such as Brexit, financial services regulation, and financial technology for the past four years
John Glen has been at the forefront of government policy when it comes to issues such as Brexit, financial services regulation, and financial technology for the past four years Photo: Alamy

City minister John Glen, one of the most influential politicians in forming financial services policy, has quit the government as a string of departures continues to rock Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top team.

His departure follows a raft of others since Chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid both tendered their resignations late afternoon on 5 July.

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