The still British Prime Minister has appeared in front of number 10 Downing Street to announce his resignation. “The wish of the party is that there will be a new leader,” he emphasized.
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Still British Prime Minister Boris Johnsonhe has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party Devastated this Thursday by the “Party Gate” scandal and sexual harassment allegations against Conservative MP Chris Pincher, which have sparked a wave of resignations within his government in recent days. The ‘Tory’ politician has not disclosed until when he will continue to lead the government, as the decision is up to the party.
Speaking at 10 Downing Street, Johnson emphasized that: “the wish of the party” is that there is a new leader and a new prime minister”, for which he has indicated that the process “starts now”. The calendar to choose his successor will be known next week.
As he explained, “if I haven’t wanted to leave until now, it’s because I’ve considered” my duty to fulfill the 2019 election mandateIn his words, he has spent the past few days trying to convince his party colleagues that it would be “eccentric to change the government now”, at a time of economic uncertainty and the war in Ukraine. been unsuccessful” in their arguments.
no one is essential in politics,” he added.
three years in power
The enthusiastic Johnson came to power almost three years ago and promised the brexit and save him from the bitter disputes that followed the 2016 referendum. Since then, some Conservatives had enthusiastically supported the former journalist and mayor of London, while others, despite their reservations, supported him because he could appeal to parts of the electorate which normally they would reject his party.
That was confirmed in the December 2019 elections. But his government’s combative and often chaotic approach to governance and a string of scandals have wiped out the goodwill of many of his lawmakers, as opinion polls show he is no longer popular with the general public. .
The recent crisis erupted after lawmakers Chris Pincherwho held a government position related to pastoral care was forced to resign over charges of groping men in a private club.
Johnson had to apologize after it was revealed that he had been told Pincher had been the subject of previous allegations of “sexual misconduct” before naming him. The Prime Minister said he had forgotten.
This followed months of scandal and missteps, including a damning report of parties at his Downing Street residence and office violating the Covid-19 lockdown rules and seeing him fined by the police for a rally ahead of his 56th birthday.
There have also been policy changes, an unfortunate defense from a lawmaker that has broken lobbying rules and criticism that it hasn’t done enough to fight inflation, with many Britons grappling with rising fuel and food prices.
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Source: EITB
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