Boris JohnsonPrime Minister of the United Kingdom, is going through his biggest crisis so far. Dozens of government officials, including two senior cabinet ministersThey have resigned over their handling of allegations of sexual misconduct by cabinet members.
According to the local press, several executive politicians, including his hitherto stalwart defender Priti Patel, Home Secretary, went to Downing Street to tell him that he has already lost the support of the Conservative Party and that he cannot continue in office; although, despite this scenario, Johnson refused to resign.
What is the origin of this crisis?
Johnson has already gone through several crises, but this one becomes more critical, as his officials have decided to resign because Boris would have already been aware of the accusations that Chris Pincher had groped two guests at a private dinner.
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At first, when new reports emerged about Pincher’s historical conduct, when he was in full resignation, Boris Johnson denied knowing anything about these accusations that were made during the time that Pincher worked as head of the Foreign Office.
Subsequently, the Prime Minister’s team specified that it was aware of the historical accusations, but that they had already been “resolved”, that is, these complaints were confirmed.
After this report, Simon McDonald, a former senior Foreign Office official, revealed that Johnson had already been informed in person about the result of an investigation into Pincher’s conduct, to which the premier’s spokesmen pointed out that he had forgotten. .
This alleged compromise by Johnson towards Pincher sparked a wave of resignations from members of the Executive during the day.
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What can happen to Johnson next?
Although Boris Johnson is in control of his stay in office – having survived a vote of confidence on June 6 and by Conservative Party rules, if a leader wins a vote of confidence, then he is immune from further challenge for 12 months – scenario may change.
The current crisis is so deep that it is possible that the Conservative MPs Committee in the 1922 parliament could rewrite the rules to get rid of the prime minister.
The committee met this Wednesday, July 6, and decided to hold elections for new leadership on Monday. Once elected, the new committee executive will decide whether he changes the rules and goes ahead with another vote of confidence, one that Johnson is much more likely to lose.