On that same day the Belgian government sent a telegram to the imprisoned Belgian king, stating their resignation to the king.[8] Marcel-Henri Jaspar, the Belgian Minister of Health, went to London on 21 June without the permission of the government.[9] He later gave a speech on BBC Radio on 23 June stating he would continue to fight against the Germans. Three days later the Belgian government stripped his ministerial title in reaction to the speech.[8][10]