BORIS Johnson, the British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019 resigned today as Party leader. Following a record number of resignations from his cabinet, he resigned today as Party leader but remains in a ‘caretaker’ post until a new leader is elected.
On 5 July, Sunak and Javid resigned within minutes of each other, followed over the next 24 hours by 11 other ministers, as well as Conservative MPs from Parliamentary Private Secretary and other Government positions, including the Solicitor General, Alex Chalk other backbenchers also withdrew their support for Johnson. Many of the MPs involved stated that the Pincher affair had led them to change their minds on the suitability of Johnson to hold the office of Prime Minister. It was further reported on 6 July that Johnson could face another confidence vote, with members of the 1922 Committee considering changing the rules as soon as that evening to allow this to happen. By 4:00 pm on 6 July, there had been a total of 31 resignations.
By the morning of 7 July, the newly installed Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nadhim Zahawi, publicly stated his belief that Johnson should resign. Within hours, the BBC and other news outlets reported Boris Johnson’s intention to resign as Prime Minister, pending a party leadership election by Autumn 2022. Johnson announced his resignation at 12:30 pm today. Upon reports of his resignation, the Pound sterling temporarily strengthened in value and UK stocks rose.
Source: Wikipedia
Photo: standard.co.uk
