“It is now clearly the will of the parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new leader of that party, and therefore a new prime minister,” Johnson said. “Today I appointed a cabinet to serve, as I will, until there is a new leader.” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement at Downing Street in London, Britain, July 7, 2022. HENRY NICHOLS/REUTERS Earlier on Thursday, the BBC reported that Johnson planned to continue serving as prime minister until the autumn. This plan was quickly called into question by fellow Conservatives. BBC News quoted Conservative MP and former business minister Kwasi Kwarteng as saying the country, not just the party, needed a new leader “as soon as possible”, and former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson tweeted that “no there is a way he can stay until October. It’s foolish to think it can.” Former prime minister John Major wrote to a group of Conservative MPs that decides the timetable for choosing a new party leader, saying Johnson should not stay in office until the autumn. “For the general welfare of the country, Mr Johnson should not remain in Downing Street – when he is unable to secure the confidence of the House of Commons – for longer than is necessary to effect a smooth transition of government,” he wrote. the Major. Opposition Labor leader Keir Starmer said Johnson “has to go. He can’t stick around” as caretaker prime minister. If Johnson did not resign as prime minister, Starmer warned that “the Labor Party, in the national interest, will bring a vote of no confidence. Because this cannot go on”. Johnson’s announcement came after a stream of high-profile resignations from members of his government earlier this week and calls for him to step down from within his own party. Jon Sopel on what Boris Johnson’s resignation means for Americans 02:54 In his statement, Johnson thanked voters for what he called an “incredible mandate” and said “the reason I’ve fought so hard over the last few days to continue to issue this mandate personally was not just because I wanted to. but I felt it a job, a duty, an obligation to you to continue to do what we promised.” He said Britain’s “brilliant and Darwinian” system would produce a new leader as committed as he was, but “as we saw at Westminster, the herd instinct is strong and when the herd moves, it moves. And my friends, in politics, no one is absolutely necessary.” Johnson said he would support whoever is elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party and, to the sound of boos from a crowd gathered in a nearby street, told the British public directly that he knew “there will be a lot of people who will be relieved and maybe quite a few who will also be disappointed. And I want you to know how sorry I am to leave the best job in the world. But it’s the breaks.” Earlier on Thursday, when reports of Johnson’s decision to quit first emerged, Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood told the BBC he was glad Johnson had “recognised the damage that had been done, not only to the party’s brand, but in our international stock. ” and decided to resign. A long line of scandals has dogged Johnson, the latest involving former cabinet minister Chris Pincher, who recently resigned after being accused of fondling two men. Pincher was appointed as deputy leader by Johnson and the prime minister initially claimed he was unaware of allegations of misconduct against Pincher. Johnson’s office changed its official account of what the prime minister knew twice last week as new information came to light. Just last month, Johnson narrowly survived a no-confidence vote by his own party. In April, he was fined by police for breaching COVID-19 restrictions during Britain’s pandemic lockdown when he attended a party at his official residence. On Wednesday, even after dozens of members of his government resigned, Johnson appeared to remain defiant. “Honestly … the prime minister’s job in difficult circumstances, when he’s been given a colossal mandate, is to get on with it,” he told the House of Commons in Britain’s parliament on Wednesday afternoon. “That’s what I’m going to do.” During this meeting, Johnson was repeatedly criticized and urged by several opposition ministers to resign. As the meeting ended, lawmakers were heard shouting: “Goodbye, Boris!” For those members of the government who resigned on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Pincher scandal appeared to be the last straw. “Walking the tightrope between faith and integrity has become impossible in recent months and Mr President, I will never risk losing my integrity,” Sajid Javid, the former health secretary, said in his resignation statement during a rally parliament on Wednesday. Javid said he had given the prime minister the benefit of the doubt one last time. Johnson’s nearly 3-year tenure as Prime Minister will probably be remembered most for initiating Britain’s controversial Brexit from the European Union, a cause he had championed and fought for in his last months in his previous job as Mayor of London. . London Calling: Brexit still a headache for the UK despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson claiming he has ‘done it’ 02:24 Immediately after the 2016 referendum that saw UK voters narrowly approve leaving the EU, Johnson was appointed Britain’s foreign secretary by then-prime minister Theresa May. In 2018, however, he resigned from that position due to what he claimed was May’s inability to negotiate a Brexit deal with the EU. About a year later, May herself was forced to resign after members of her Conservative Party rejected several of the proposed Brexit deals. Johnson was chosen to replace her. It wasn’t until December 2019 that Johnson’s EU Withdrawal Agreement was finally approved by the British Parliament and the UK officially left the European Union the following month.
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title: “Uk Prime Minister Boris Johnson Announced His Resignation After Dozens Of His Colleagues Resigned Over A Series Of Scandals " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-15” author: “Harold Burnham”
“It is now clearly the will of the parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new leader of that party, and therefore a new prime minister,” Johnson said. “Today I appointed a cabinet to serve, as I will, until there is a new leader.” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement at Downing Street in London, Britain, July 7, 2022. HENRY NICHOLS/REUTERS Earlier on Thursday, the BBC reported that Johnson planned to continue serving as prime minister until the autumn. This plan was quickly called into question by fellow Conservatives. BBC News quoted Conservative MP and former business minister Kwasi Kwarteng as saying the country, not just the party, needed a new leader “as soon as possible”, and former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson tweeted that “no there is a way he can stay until October. It’s foolish to think it can.” Former prime minister John Major wrote to a group of Conservative MPs that decides the timetable for choosing a new party leader, saying Johnson should not stay in office until the autumn. “For the general welfare of the country, Mr Johnson should not remain in Downing Street – when he is unable to secure the confidence of the House of Commons – for longer than is necessary to effect a smooth transition of government,” he wrote. the Major. Opposition Labor leader Keir Starmer said Johnson “has to go. He can’t stick around” as caretaker prime minister. If Johnson did not resign as prime minister, Starmer warned that “the Labor Party, in the national interest, will bring a vote of no confidence. Because this cannot go on”. Johnson’s announcement came after a stream of high-profile resignations from members of his government earlier this week and calls for him to step down from within his own party. Jon Sopel on what Boris Johnson’s resignation means for Americans 02:54 In his statement, Johnson thanked voters for what he called an “incredible mandate” and said “the reason I’ve fought so hard over the last few days to continue to issue this mandate personally was not just because I wanted to. but I felt it a job, a duty, an obligation to you to continue to do what we promised.” He said Britain’s “brilliant and Darwinian” system would produce a new leader as committed as he was, but “as we saw at Westminster, the herd instinct is strong and when the herd moves, it moves. And my friends, in politics, no one is absolutely necessary.” Johnson said he would support whoever is elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party and, to the sound of boos from a crowd gathered in a nearby street, told the British public directly that he knew “there will be a lot of people who will be relieved and maybe quite a few who will also be disappointed. And I want you to know how sorry I am to leave the best job in the world. But it’s the breaks.” Earlier on Thursday, when reports of Johnson’s decision to quit first emerged, Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood told the BBC he was glad Johnson had “recognised the damage that had been done, not only to the party’s brand, but in our international stock. ” and decided to resign. A long line of scandals has dogged Johnson, the latest involving former cabinet minister Chris Pincher, who recently resigned after being accused of fondling two men. Pincher was appointed as deputy leader by Johnson and the prime minister initially claimed he was unaware of allegations of misconduct against Pincher. Johnson’s office changed its official account of what the prime minister knew twice last week as new information came to light. Just last month, Johnson narrowly survived a no-confidence vote by his own party. In April, he was fined by police for breaching COVID-19 restrictions during Britain’s pandemic lockdown when he attended a party at his official residence. On Wednesday, even after dozens of members of his government resigned, Johnson appeared to remain defiant. “Honestly … the prime minister’s job in difficult circumstances, when he’s been given a colossal mandate, is to get on with it,” he told the House of Commons in Britain’s parliament on Wednesday afternoon. “That’s what I’m going to do.” During this meeting, Johnson was repeatedly criticized and urged by several opposition ministers to resign. As the meeting ended, lawmakers were heard shouting: “Goodbye, Boris!” For those members of the government who resigned on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Pincher scandal appeared to be the last straw. “Walking the tightrope between faith and integrity has become impossible in recent months and Mr President, I will never risk losing my integrity,” Sajid Javid, the former health secretary, said in his resignation statement during a rally parliament on Wednesday. Javid said he had given the prime minister the benefit of the doubt one last time. Johnson’s nearly 3-year tenure as Prime Minister will probably be remembered most for initiating Britain’s controversial Brexit from the European Union, a cause he had championed and fought for in his last months in his previous job as Mayor of London. . London Calling: Brexit still a headache for the UK despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson claiming he has ‘done it’ 02:24 Immediately after the 2016 referendum that saw UK voters narrowly approve leaving the EU, Johnson was appointed Britain’s foreign secretary by then-prime minister Theresa May. In 2018, however, he resigned from that position due to what he claimed was May’s inability to negotiate a Brexit deal with the EU. About a year later, May herself was forced to resign after members of her Conservative Party rejected several of the proposed Brexit deals. Johnson was chosen to replace her. It wasn’t until December 2019 that Johnson’s EU Withdrawal Agreement was finally approved by the British Parliament and the UK officially left the European Union the following month.
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