Until now, Boris Johnson seemed to be able to resist all the scandals. The latest – a lie at best by omission about the inappropriate actions of a Conservative MP – will he deal the fatal blow?
Tuesday evening, July 5, after the almost simultaneous resignation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, and the Minister of Health, Sajid Javid, two heavyweights in his government, the British Prime Minister was fighting for his survival. “After all the sordid stories, scandals and mistakes, it is clear that this government is collapsing,” slammed Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labor opposition while the very conservative Times titled “Game over” in its editorial.
In a very critical resignation letter addressed to Mr. Johnson, Sajid Javid assures: “I regret to tell you that the situation will not change under your leadership and as a result, you have lost my trust. »
I have spoken to the Prime Minister to tender my resignation as Secretary of State for Health & Social Care. It h… https://t.co/SZYvozcsnp
“The public rightly expects the government to conduct itself in a correct, competent and serious manner. This may be my last ministerial post but I think these values are worth defending and that is why I am resigning,” explains Rishi Sunak, 42, one of the youngest and most brilliant members of the Johnson government, identified for months as a future “prime minister”.
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For these two politicians, whose opponents to Boris Johnson within the tories had been hoping for the departure for weeks, the straw that broke the camel’s back is called Chris Pincher. Until the end of June, this deputy was deputy to the chief whip, one of the elected officials responsible for voting discipline within the Conservatives and an essential cog in the authority of Boris Johnson in the party. Chris Pincher resigned on June 30, after drinking too much and making unsolicited advances to two male colleagues at one of Westminster’s most popular private clubs.
Boris Johnson’s report to ethics questioned
For several days, the Downing Street spokesman maintained that Boris Johnson had promoted Chris Pincher while ignoring his repeated behavioral deviations. On Tuesday, the same finally admitted that the leader had been informed as soon as 2019 but it was not gone “called back immediately” when appointing Mr. Pincher Deputy chief whipin February of this year.
Outraged Simon McDonald, a former Foreign Office number two sitting in the House of Lords, publicly accused Downing Street of‘” to mislead ” the British. On Tuesday evening, just before the resignation of his two ministers, Boris Johnson tried to explain himself in a pre-recorded video, admitting to having “made a mistake” by naming Chris Pincher, without frankly convincing.
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