Two top Brexit officials in the UK’s government just resigned, and here’s why that matters

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Brexit may be falling apart. On Sunday and early Monday, two top members of the Conservative Party leader’s cabinet resigned in rejection of Prime Minister Theresa May’s handling of Britain’s exit from the European Union.

The defections began on Sunday when Brexit secretary David Davis — the cabinet minister responsible for leading Britain’s planning and negotiations toward leaving the EU — stepped down. But things became a lot worse on Monday when May’s foreign minister and ardent Brexiteer, Boris Johnson, resigned.

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