{"id":121175,"date":"2023-11-14T21:29:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T21:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=121175"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:29:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T21:29:51","slug":"therese-coffey-says-she-nearly-died-of-stress-during-her-time-as-a-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/politics\/therese-coffey-says-she-nearly-died-of-stress-during-her-time-as-a-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Therese Coffey says she nearly died of stress during her time as a minister"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sophy Ridge left exasperated by Therese Coffey<\/h3>\n

Therese Coffey, the top Tory politician who resigned from Rishi Sunak\u2019s Cabinet yesterday, has said she nearly died due to political stress.<\/p>\n

In a personal interview with her local BBC Suffolk radio station, Ms Coffey revealed how tough she found being a minister and the impact it has had on her health.<\/p>\n

The former environment secretary revealed: \u201cNearly five years ago I got so ill, I nearly, dare I say it, died\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in hospital for a month with some of the stresses that happen with ministerial life.<\/p>\n

“A few years ago I certainly worked myself into the ground somewhat, but I learned a lot from that incident and that’s why I’ve always had a joy about life.”<\/p>\n

READ MORE: <\/strong> Steve Barclay loses out as Therese Coffey quits in cabinet reshuffle<\/strong><\/p>\n

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At the time Ms Coffey was serving as a senior minister in the Department for the Environment, though quickly found herself promoted under Boris Johnson.<\/p>\n

She served as a Cabinet Minister since 2019, including at Work and Pensions, DEFRA, and also a brief stint as deputy Prime Minister and Health Secretary during Liz Truss\u2019s Government.<\/p>\n

Ms Coffey resigned from Rishi Sunak\u2019s Government yesterday, saying she considered it the \u201cright time to step back\u201d.<\/p>\n

She said she \u201clooks forward to supporting [Rishi Sunak] from the backbenches and working together for a Conservative majority at the next election, which I believe to be profoundly in the national interest\u201d.<\/p>\n

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