Mr Sunak is said to have drafted a resignation letter after being fined for attending Boris Johnson's birthday gathering in Downing Street in June 2020.
were fined for attending the then-prime minister's birthday celebration in Downing Street in June 2020.
Among those he reportedly spoke to were former Conservative leader and Times columnist Lord William Hague, and Lord Daniel Finkelstein, a former executive editor and current columnist at the newspaper - owned byMr Sunak also had a conversation about his potential resignation with Mas Siddiqui - an old friend, former Goldman Sachs colleague and News Corp director - according to The Daily Telegraph.
Allies of Mr Johnson have since told people that Mr Murdoch intervened to persuade Mr Sunak not to quit, according to the paper, reporting on claims made in a new book by its political editor Ben Riley-Smith. However, a Number 10 source said Mr Sunak did not speak directly to Mr Murdoch at any time about his potential resignation.It's the latest report to suggest that Mr Sunak was on the verge of resigning after he was fined by police for breaching COVID lockdown rules.The PM reportedly spoke to Lord Hague as he considered his futureMr Sunak came under pressure to resign as chancellor after the fixed-penalty notice was issued in April 2022.
After spending hours reportedly agonising over the decision, he ultimately decided to stay in Downing Street along with Mr Johnson.
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