Boris Johnson, United Kingdom | Boris Johnson resigns as prime minister and party leader

– It is quite clear that after the will of the party that a new party leader should be elected and therefore a new prime minister, Johnson said initially in a statement outside 10 Downing Street, at 13.30 on Thursday afternoon.

He added that he will continue as party leader until a new leader is in place, and thus Johnson does not resign immediately, something several top politicians had recommended him to do.

– A schedule will be announced next week. The reason I have fought so hard the last few days to continue is that I want to deliver on the mandate the people have given me. Not only because I felt I had to, but because I also felt that it was my job and my duty to the people, he continued.

In the last two days, 59 conservative politicians in and around Johnson’s government have resigned in protest against the prime minister. Johnson said no later than Wednesday night that he did not want to resign.

Tribute to own actions

Johnson also talked about how proud he was of everything he and the government had achieved during his term.

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“We got Brexit in port, we got this country through the pandemic with the fastest vaccine rollout in Europe, the fastest exit from shutdowns, and in recent months we have led the West’s fight to fight Putin’s aggression in Ukraine,” the resigned prime minister said. .

Here Johnson strolls around the streets of Kyiv with President Volodymyr Zelensky:

Will contribute

Johnson also made a statement of support to the person who will be his replacement.

– To the new leader, I want to say that I want to support you as much as possible. And to you, the British people, I know that many are relieved now, but perhaps some are disappointed as well. You should still know how sad I am, now that I have to quit the best job in the world. I want to thank Carrie (my wife editor) and my children for their support and the British people for the enormous privilege you have given me, Johnson said.

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He added that no one needs to worry about a “lazy” prime minister in recent weeks.

– Their interests will be heard in the end, said the Prime Minister.

Johnson has recently been grilled in the House of Commons:

Replaced everyone in government

At 12.00 on Thursday afternoon, the British public broadcaster wrote to the BBC that Johnson had replaced everyone in the government. Sky News reported that it was expected that Johnson would make a statement at 13.30. This happened only a few hours after that Sky News’ political editor had announced that Johnson’s resignation is a few hours away.

“Now sources say that some of Johnson’s closest are trying to persuade him to resign, and that we should expect the prime minister to resign today,” Beth Rigby wrote.

According to Sky, Johnson had spoken to the chairman of the Conservatives’ 1922 committee, Graham Brady. Then he is said to have said that he wants to resign, and that a new party leader should be elected at the national meeting in October. Sky pointed to a source at the Prime Minister’s residence Downing Street.

The BBC’s political editor, Chris Mason, also said Johnson would have a slightly longer lifeline as prime minister by resigning party leader for the Conservative Party, but will continue as prime minister until the autumn, until a new party leader is elected for the Conservative Party at the said national meeting in October.

– Lies, fraud and chaos

Labor leader Keir Starmer had previously announced a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Boris Johnson in parliament if he does not resign soon.

“He has to resign completely,” Starmer added Sky News.

– None of this nonsense about clinging for a few more months. He has inflicted lies, fraud and chaos on the country, the Labor leader continued.

George Freeman, who was secretary of state until Thursday morning, also wants Johnson to leave the post of prime minister immediately.

“Boris Johnson needs to hand in the office’s seal, apologize to Her Majesty, and advise her to appoint an interim prime minister,” Freeman said, according to Sky News.

Johnson’s former adviser, Dominic Cummings, also reacts strongly to Johnson wanting to sit for a while longer.

– Throw him out today or he will cause chaos. The council should be interim prime minister by evening, Cummings wrote on Twitter, referring to Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab.

The British Minister for Trade and Industry, Kwasi Kwarteng, also asked for a quick departure earlier on Thursday.

– We now need a new leader as soon as practically possible. Someone who can rebuild trust, heal the country and present a new, sensible and consistent economic approach to helping the country’s families, Kwarteng said on Thursday.

Russia with message

Even the Russians had intervened before the departure. In a statement issued by Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov, no statement was made between the two parties.

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– We hope that one day Britain will have more professionals in power, who can make decisions through dialogue. He (Johnson) does not like us, we do not like him either, said Peskov, according to the news agency Reuters.

New government

It had thus been announced that Johnson would appoint a completely new government, just before he resigned. According to the Prime Minister’s official Twitter account, Greg Clark has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister after Michael Gove, while Kit Malthause will be Chief of Staff at Boris Johnson’s office.

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In addition, James Cleverley will be the third Minister of Education in a few days. He replaces Michelle Donelan, who resigned on Thursday after two days in the position. She replaced Nadhim Zahawi, who is finance minister after Rishi Sunak resigned.

Clear speech

Earlier in the day, Finance Minister Nadhim Zahawi was also out with crystal clear speech.

“You have to do the right thing and withdraw,” Zahawi said, according to several British media.

Zahawi er sylfersk Minister of Finance, as he took office this Tuesday. He then replaced the previous finance minister who withdrew in protest, Rishi Sunak.

At 10.21, PA Media announced that Johnson would make a statement during the day, which eventually became 13.30.

Be loyal – but then he turned

The Minister for Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis, was one of those who resigned on Thursday. Previously, however, he had been diligent in defending Johnson, but in his letter of resignation he wrote that he no longer saw that important values ​​such as honesty, integrity and mutual respect were maintained in the government.

“A decision to resign is never easy to make, especially not at such a critical time for Northern Ireland,” he wrote.