British Prime Minister: The Environment Minister was asked to apologize, so he decided to resign

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday that Environment Minister Zac Goldsmith had been asked to apologize for criticizing a parliamentary committee, but had decided to resign instead.

Goldsmith was reprimanded on Thursday by a parliamentary committee that has been critical of the conduct of a group of allies of former prime minister Boris Johnson. Goldsmith resigned on Friday, saying Sunak was “not interested” in environmental issues.

“I accept your resignation,” Sunak said in a letter to Goldsmith released by the Prime Minister’s Office.

“You decided to take a different path,” he added.