The former prime minister wants to form a cabinet with the same ministers who deposed him
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has landed at Gatwick airport, south of London, to recruit 100 deputies from the Conservative parliamentary group who would enable him to take part in the second phase of the election process this Monday for the replacing Liz. truss. After a long flight from Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic, he has 48 hours to reach his goal.
The feelings Johnson evokes were shown before his departure. A Sky Television reporter, who bought a ticket for the flight with Johnson, his wife and two children, says he was booed by other travelers on board. They took their seats in economy class, confirming the British leader’s typical frugality when it comes to his money.
According to ‘The Times’ Johnson has these days explained to his family members in the parliamentary faction that his wish is to have his ministers in the cabinet he formed in 2019. With Michael Gove, whom he fired on July 8 as his most influential collaborator, he went to Downing Street to tell him he had to choose between resigning or being swept up in the wave of disgust his latest lie had caused.
The choice of Liz Truss as Johnson’s replacement is largely due to the spread from the displaced circle of the idea that she had been the victim of a conspiracy by his resigned Treasury Secretary, Rishi Sunak. However, it was voted the most by the deputies. He lost the votes of party members and had to defend himself against the ongoing accusation of infidelity.
Sunak is quiet. He has not confirmed his candidacy, but it is said in his circle that he already has more than a hundred supporters. The idea of a pact with Johnson is brushed aside. More recently, from the conservative wing that supported Johnson, then Truss, and now back to Johnson, came the accusation that Sunak, a former fund manager, colluded with his friends in Financial City to create the crisis that toppled Truss.
If elected, Johnson would spend the first few months embroiled in an investigation by the Commons committee into charges that he had lied to parliament as prime minister. Officials fined and damaged in their professional records for participating in Downing Street parties during the pandemic will testify publicly before the commission.
If the commission concludes that he lied when he stated on several occasions that the laws to contain the pandemic had not been broken in Downing Street, it may recommend the Prime Minister’s suspension or removal from his seat. The House of Commons, in which the Conservatives have a majority of 71 seats, would make the final decision.
That majority has been weakened by the struggle between conservative factions. Johnson’s landing in the Conservative Party’s constant entanglement heightens enthusiasm and hatred. In this context, the Moody’s agency has calibrated its forecast for the evolution of the UK economy as negative, as its policies are unpredictable.
Source: La Verdad
I am an experienced and passionate journalist with a strong track record in news website reporting. I specialize in technology coverage, breaking stories on the latest developments and trends from around the world. Working for Today Times Live has given me the opportunity to write thought-provoking pieces that have caught the attention of many readers.
