Chris Thomas MHK has been sacked from his role as a Member of the Department of Health and Social Care.
It follows Mr Thomas’s decision to publicly call for the Chief Minister’s resignation and declaring his candidacy for the role of Chief Minister, whilst serving under the Chief Minister in his capacity as interim Minister for Health and Social Care.
Regrettable
The Chief Minister said: “It is regrettable that Mr Thomas’s recent actions have required the Council of Ministers to take this step. The Government Code clearly sets out the importance of a positive and productive relationship between a Minister and Members of a Government Department. Given my role as acting Minister for Health and Social Care, Mr Thomas has directly undermined that relationship and ethically Mr Thomas should have resigned from his role in the Department of Health and Social Care when he undertook these actions.
“I am sure Mr Thomas understands this position and I hope he can continue to find a way to support the work of the Government going forward.”
Ahead of the vote of no confidence, Chris Thomas spoke to Manx.News saying he was ready to stand as Chief Minister if Cannan was ousted.
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