British Prime Minister Johnson, finally unable to withstand the pressure, announced his resignation as Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader! He also said he hoped to stay in office as caretaker prime minister until the fall of 2022, and quickly appointed a new cabinet after nearly half of the government members resigned. The British opposition Labour Party was very angry about this, and issued an ultimatum to Johnson: hand over power today, or launch a vote of no confidence.
The Labour Party and a number of former officials who have resigned from the Johnson and Johnson government continue to “force the palace” and demand that he be replaced as the caretaker prime minister, so that Johnson “immediately hand over power today”, otherwise it will launch a vote of no confidence in him, insisting that he step down as soon as possible.
In addition to the “Partygate” incident, Johnson & Johnson is also in multiple crises.
First, Johnson & Johnson spent £200,000 to renovate Downing Street apartments and was accused of misappropriating political donations.
Second, Johnson insisted on appointing his right-hand man Chris Pincher as the deputy whip of the Conservative Party, causing a crisis of confidence when he already knew that his right-hand man, Chris Pincher, was involved in “salty pig hands”. Then, under pressure from many parties, Pincher resigned.
Third, Johnson & Johnson canceled the “Plan B” to fight the new crown epidemic, and then further relaxed the epidemic prevention measures and abolished the “mask order”, which is equivalent to “laying down” on epidemic prevention. Some British people who lost family and friends in the epidemic expressed strong opposition. After the “Party Gate” was exposed, the public became increasingly dissatisfied.
Under the Johnson & Johnson government’s anti-epidemic policy, more than 280,000 people in the UK are infected with the new crown every day. Scientists predict that the number of infections in the country in a single day will soon exceed 350,000.
Fourth, on economic and political issues, Johnson’s administration failed to win applause.
Affected by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Western countries including the United Kingdom have banned the purchase of Russian natural gas and other energy sources, resulting in high oil prices in the United Kingdom, inflation hitting a 40-year high, and people’s living costs have greatly increased.
A recent poll by YouGov, a polling agency, showed that 69% of the respondents believed that Johnson & Johnson should resign.
A bigger blow comes from those around you. As of July 7, more than 50 government members have announced their resignation, including Johnson’s former supporters, Chancellor of the Exchequer Sunak and Health Secretary Javid. That percentage is close to 50 percent of the government’s membership.
Today, Johnson & Johnson can be said to be a betrayal. Davis, a former ally of Johnson and a senior Conservative MP, once lamented: “I hold our leaders accountable for the actions they take.” “For God’s sake, let’s go!”.
But what the officials and political opponents did not expect was that although Johnson and Johnson agreed to resign, he still struggled in the end. He appointed a new cabinet overnight, which was a trick. He did not intend to step down now, but would not hand over power until after “the election of a new leader.”
As a result, the opposition Labour Party continued to press the palace, saying that Johnson must step down immediately today, otherwise it will launch a vote of no confidence in him, and the result is the same.
Earlier on the 7th local time, Mr. Cummings, a former chief adviser to Johnson & Johnson, said that Johnson & Johnson should be “expelled as soon as possible”, and Raab, the deputy prime minister and justice secretary, will become the caretaker prime minister. I’m in a dilemma, I don’t know what Johnson’s next move is, how should he move?
Johnson & Johnson is over, and the only good thing about the end of his administration may be that the news of his resignation has spurred gains in the pound and London stocks.
Britain’s high inflation, weak economy and political uncertainty have taken a toll on British assets. “Bloomberg” pointed out that the news of Johnson’s resignation may bring some initial relief to British assets.
Johnson wants to stay on as caretaker prime minister until the fall of 2022 and has rushed to appoint a new cabinet after nearly half of the government resigned.
The British opposition Labour Party was very angry about this, and issued an ultimatum to Johnson: hand over power immediately, or launch a vote of no confidence.
British Deputy Prime Minister Raab. Photo: Dazhi Image/Archyde.com (file photo)