Smith, Hunt's special adviser, resigned on 25 April shortly before Hunt made an emergency parliamentary statement in which he said that Smith's contact with Michel was "clearly not appropriate".
4月25日亨特的特别顾问史密斯辞职，不久之前，亨特发表了紧急议会声明，他说史密斯与米歇尔的联系是“显然不适当”的。