Boris Johnson confirmed this Thursday in a speech in front of 10 Downing Street in London that he will step down as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
“Now it is clear that the will of the Conservative Parliamentary Party is that there should be a new leader of this party and therefore a new prime minister, and I agreed with that. sir Graham Brady, president of our deputies, that the process of selecting a new leader must begin immediately,” he began.
Johnson said the schedule choosing your successor will be released next week and confirmed that he wants to remain head of government “until a new leader comes to power.” A position that can be challenged inside and outside the party by those who demand his immediate departure.
“It’s Breaks”
Boris Johnson announced his resignation as leader of the Conservatives, calling the post of British Prime Minister “the best job in the world.”
“Let me tell the people of Ukraine that I know that we in the UK will continue to support your fight for freedom for as long as it takes,” he said.
explaining it “in recent days he tried to convince” his ministers that the change of government was an “eccentric” idea in the face of the British economic crisis and the war in Europe, Johnson expressed his “sadness” at having to quit “the best job in the world” and that he could not continue the “incredible mandate” received in 2019.
“I regret that I was unable to present these arguments [aos ministros] and it hurts a lot not to be able to come up with so many ideas and projects,” he told his family, friends and journalists gathered there to listen to him, and then unleashed veiled criticism within and outside the party: “As we see in Westminster , the herd instinct is strong. And when the herd advances, it advances.”
However, he recalled that in politics no one is “minimally indispensable” and expressed confidence in the ability of the British “Darwinian system” to “produce another leader.”
And he left his gratitude to the party, to his family and, above all, to the voters. “First of all, I want to thank the British people for the great privilege they have given me,” he said. “Being a prime minister is a learning experience in itself.”
Finally, a sign of hope: “Even though everything may seem bleak, right now our future together is golden.”
Boris Johnson leaves office after more than 50 members of his government if they were shooting in less than 48 hours to protest the Prime Minister’s handling of the latest Downing Street scandal involving an MP appointment for which Johnson had been accused of sexually abusive conduct.
Prior to that, he was already in a very fragile position due to the disagreements of the parties, held at the headquarters of the executive in London, which violated the covid-19 rules imposed by his own government, and in which he participated, was fined by the police.
About a month ago, he managed to survive a vote of no confidence announced by the deputies of his party. But the fact that 40% of the Conservative bench voted for his resignation created an unsustainable political situation for the still Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
