He made this decision because he was not in the House of Lords when he had to answer questions there. According to The Independent, the Minister of International Development Michael Bates said that "he is very ashamed that he was not present" during the questions.

He apologized and assured that he would immediately offer the Prime Minister his resignation.

After that, Bates left the House of Lords, with loud exclamations of "no!". However, in the office of the Prime Minister of Great Britain they stated that the application for resignation was rejected, and, obviously, Bates will keep his post.

Recall, as reported УРА-Информ, the secretary of the government of the Great Britain on questions of the international development Прити Пател has retired. Her decision, she explained by an unauthorized meeting with Israeli politicians.