Two of the most important ministers of Boris Johnson’s cabinet have just announced their resignation on Tuesday July 5, a decision which could threaten the political survival of the British Prime Minister already weakened by a series of scandals.
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak the British finance minister mentions“fundamentally too different approaches” with the latter in the preparation of a joint speech on the economy scheduled for next week.
The public rightly expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously.
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Sajid Javid had deplored earlier in the day a lack of support from public opinion and parliamentarians, while Boris Johnson narrowly overcame, last month, a procedure launched by members of his Conservative Party in view to dismiss him. “I’m sorry to have to tell you (…) that it seems clear to me that the situation will not change under your leadership and that you have also lost my confidence”wrote Sajid Javid in a statement posted on Twitter.
I have spoken to the Prime Minister to tender my resignation as Secretary of State for Health & Social Care.
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New sex scandal
Already weakened by scandals, Boris Johnson had been facing the resignation of a member of his government since Friday after accusations of touching, the latest in a series of sexual affairs in his party. In a resignation letter dated Thursday, the whip Deputy Chief Chris Pincher, in charge of parliamentary discipline for Tory MPs, acknowledges having “too much drunk” and apologizes for having “covered with shame, [lui] and other people ».
According to several British media, the 52-year-old elected official touched two men on Wednesday evening – including an MP, according to Sky News – in front of witnesses in a private London club, the Carlton Club, leading to complaints to the left.
The recent series of sexual affairs within the ruling party for twelve years is becoming embarrassing. An unnamed MP suspected of rape was arrested and then released on bail in mid-May, another resigned in April for watching pornography in the House on his mobile phone in April, and a former MP was sentenced in May to eighteen months in prison for the sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy.
The departure of the latter two had caused partial legislative elections and heavy defeats for the Conservatives, followed by the departure of party president Oliver Dowden.