Rehman Chishti MP announced today “I’ve written to the PM resigning as PM’s Special Envoy on FoRB. I can’t support Internal Market Bill in its current form, which unilaterally break UK’s legal commitments. As an MP for 10 yrs & former Barrister, values of respecting rule of law & honouring one’s word are dear to me.”
This came 48 hours after Mr Chishti had tweeted
One year on from appointment as the PM's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, I'm proud of all the work we’ve done so far promoting FoRB around the 🌍, including taking forward 17/22 recommendations of @pmounstephen Bishop of Truro's report into Christian persecution pic.twitter.com/MNKt65jgd1
— Rehman Chishti (@Rehman_Chishti) September 12, 2020
In his resignation letter he said
Asked about Mr Chishti’s resignation, the PM’s official spokesman said: “The prime minister thanks him for his service and would wish him well for the future.”