 Upon resigning, Javid told the Press Association that "no self-respecting minister would accept those terms".The Chancellor's resignation was unexpected, given Johnson's commitment to retain Javid within the Cabinet, and recent reports that an alternative finance ministry would not be made.Robert Shrimsley, chief political commentator of the "Financial Times", stated that the Prime Minister's choice of Cummings over Javid at the time risked damaging the government, that "good government often depends on senior ministers – and the Chancellor in particular – being able to fight bad ideas".