“I’m sad to give up the best job in the world,” says Boris Johnson
At the end of his speech during which he announced his resignation, the British Prime Minister assured him, “I am sad to give up the best job in the world.”
“Being Prime Minister is an education in itself. I have traveled to all parts of the UK and found so many people with such boundless British originality and so eager to tackle old issues in new ways. Even though things can sometimes look bleak now, our future together is golden.”
‘No one in politics is indispensable,’ says Johnson
During his speech in which he announced his resignation, Boris Johnson asserted that in politics “no one is indispensable” and that “our brilliant, Darwinian system will produce another leader”. He also assured that he will support his or her successor.
“Above all, I want to thank you, the British public, for the immense privilege you have granted me,” he said again.
Boris Johnson announces his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party
During his speech held in front of 10 Downing Street, the British Prime Minister announced his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party but indicated that he would remain in power until his successor was appointed.
“The Conservative Party wants a new party leader and a new Prime Minister, and I have agreed with the party leadership. We should start holding elections as early as next week and I will appoint a replacement ‘here,’ he said, before thanking the ‘millions of people’ who voted for his party in 2019.
Three years after his accession to Downing Street, Boris Johnson, 58, found himself pushed out by an avalanche of resignations within his government after a succession of scandals.
Kremlin hopes ‘more professional people’ will come to power in UK
Moscow said it hoped on Thursday that “more professional people” would come to power in the United Kingdom, while Prime Minister Boris Johnson is more than ever in the hot seat.
“We hope that one day people who are more professional and able to make decisions through dialogue will come to power in Britain,” Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said when asked about the crisis. current policy.
The prospect of Johnson’s departure, a “good news” according to the leader of the British opposition
Britain’s opposition leader, Labor Keir Starmer, on Thursday called the prospect of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s departure as “good news”, calling for a “real change of government”.
“We don’t need a change in the leadership of the Tories. We need a real change in government,” Keir Starmer said in a statement.
Some ministers refuse to resign from the Johnson government
As departures multiply within the Johnson government, several members refuse to leave their posts. This is the case of Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey, who told Sky that “the cogs of government must keep turning”, particularly in her area of expertise.
‘I asked to speak to the Prime Minister last night and still hoped to do so today. I fully understand my colleagues’ concerns and the very bad situation we are in right now,’ she added .
Same story for the Secretary of Defense, Ben Wallace, who explains to him that “a number of us have an obligation to ensure the security of this country, regardless of the Prime Minister”.
“Johnson should apologize to the Queen” says a resigning minister
In a message posted on Twitter today, George Freeman, who announced his resignation as science minister this morning, said Boris Johnson should “apologize to the Queen” and appoint a Prime Minister by interim after the announcement of his departure.
According to the British press, despite his resignation, Boris Johnson plans to stay in office until the fall, when the Conservative Party must appoint a new leader.
Boris Johnson will address the British on Thursday
More and more threatened and on the departure of his functions as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative party, Boris Johnson will address the British on Thursday, Downing Street said.
Boris Johnson to step down as Tory leader on Thursday
As the BBC learned on Thursday, the current British Prime Minister is expected to resign in the coming minutes from his post as head of the Conservative Party. A departure which should also precipitate that of his post as head of government – but his departure from 10 Downing Street would only take place in the fall, according to the BBC.
Appointed on Tuesday, the new British Minister of Education announces her resignation
Britain’s new Education Minister Michelle Donelan announced her resignation from the Johnson government on Thursday, two days after her appointment.
“You have put us in an impossible situation,” she wrote in a letter to Boris Johnson. A few minutes earlier, Finance Minister Nadhim Zahawi, without resigning, had called on the Prime Minister to “leave now”.
Minister for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis leaves government
The British Minister for Northern Ireland announced on Thursday that he too was resigning from the Johnson government, which has lost nearly 50 members since Tuesday evening.
“Decent and responsible government is built on honesty, integrity and mutual respect – it is with deep personal regret that I must leave government as I believe these values are no longer upheld,” he said. he estimated in a letter posted on Twitter and addressed to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Boris Johnson under pressure from government departures
Surrounded by scandals, Boris Johnson received a delegation of his ministers at the end of the day on Wednesday, including in particular certain faithful who tried to persuade him to leave his post as the situation had become untenable. But he retorted that he wanted to stay to devote himself “to the extremely important problems” facing the country.
Without warning, Health Ministers Sajid Javid and Finance Ministers Rishi Sunak slammed the door on Tuesday evening, triggering the hemorrhage. Other members of the government, of lower rank, have in turn thrown in the towel one after the other. At the end of the day on Wednesday, the number of departures was close to 40 – and the list has grown even longer since.