UK government legal chief quits over planned Brexit withdrawal agreement changes

Mr Jones is the sixth top civil servant to resign from Boris Johnson's government this year

It has been widely reported this week that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to challenge parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, which he had previously signed. Picture: Stefan Rouseau/PA Wire

The head of the UK Government Legal Department has resigned amid anger over suggestions Boris Johnson is planning to override elements of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.

Jonathan Jones’s departure was confirmed by the UK Attorney General’s Office, which declined to comment on the reason for the latest exit in a string of resignations of top civil servants.