Birmingham Labour councillor Sam Forsyth quit the party over the city council's £24.60 pest control fees, known as "rat tax", which were introduced to help offset its financial crisis. Forsyth had opposed the charge, saying it was unfair to residents and particularly vulnerable people who need reliable rubbish collection. She voted against last year's budget and spoke out earlier this year against the charge, stating that nobody wants to see the city overrun with rats.

The acting boss of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Melanie Krause, is expected to resign after the Trump administration ordered her department to hand over private tax data of up to seven million undocumented migrants to the Department of Homeland Security. The IRS had assured these individuals that they could file their taxes without fear of deportation. Krause has indicated she will participate in a deferred resignation program and step down from her post on April 28, reportedly due to disagreement with the administration's direction for the agency.

Highland councillor Maxine Smith has quit after 18 years due to online trolling and threats. She claims she was targeted because of her work as a politician and because she is a woman. Smith says she has been the victim of bullying, hate incidents, and false allegations that were headlined in the press. Despite this, she will continue her tour business and other interests, including college studies, and says she is not retiring from the world yet, just the council.

Paul Chiang, a Canadian member of parliament and Liberal Party candidate, quit the election race after making comments suggesting his rival Tay, who is running for the Conservatives, should be turned over to the Chinese consulate in return for a bounty. The remarks were made earlier this year at a Chinese-language media event, and Tay was accused by Hong Kong police of incitement to secession and collusion with a foreign country, with a HK$1m bounty offered for information leading to his arrest.