Secretary of state for the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) Amber Rudd has refused to rule out resigning from her post in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Speaking last night (24 January) on BBC Newsnight, the minister refused to rule out resigning in the event of a no-deal Brexit after the question was twice put to her by presenter Kirsty Wark. First, she responded by saying: "There are lots of moving parts at the moment. I'm just going to carry on trying to make my point in my words." When asked again if she would rule out resigning she said: "I'm going to wait and see." MP calls on Amber Rudd to 'fix broken pensions transfer market' Rudd returned to the cabinet and took up the position on 18 November 2018 - just over two months...
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