So far today, only six of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative politicians have resigned from his government.
During Question Time in Parliament today, Johnson was asked a specific question about a possible resignation:
– Does the Prime Minister think there are any circumstances in which the Prime Minister would resign?
The answer from the Prime Minister was clear:
– The job of a prime minister who has been given a challenging mandate is to continue, Boris Johnson replied.
Near the edge
Boris Johnsen is now balancing near the edge. He may have to give up, says Øivind Bratberg, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo.
– If several of Johnson’s top politicians continue to resign, he may have to resign. If there is such overwhelming opposition around the government table, he can not hold on to power, Bratberg believes.
According to Bratberg, what is happening now is reminiscent of what happened when former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had to resign in 1990. The Iron Woman, as she was called, was in power from 1979 to 1990.
A landslide of resignations from her government led to a vote on her leadership. Although she won the vote, she chose to resign as party leader and prime minister.
As the situation is right now, Bratberg does not think Johnson realizes that he is harming the party or the country.
– Now the only question is how many and close allies at the top of Johnson’s government are giving up, Bratberg explains to NRK.
In early June, Johnson survived a no-confidence motion, but the vote showed that over 40 percent of his own turned his back.
According to party rules, he can then not be exposed to a new no-confidence motion next year. But it has been suggested that the party may change this rule
Slides of departures
Johnson has not been influenced by anyone leaving the government today.
The Secretary of State for the British Ministry of Children and Family Affairs Will Quince has announced that he is resigning.
“I have no choice but to live my resignation,” Quince said in a lengthy explanation on Twitter.
The announcement came shortly after the secretary of the British Ministry of Transport, Laura Trott, announced her resignation.
– Trust in politics is, and must always be, of paramount importance, but unfortunately this has been lost in recent months, she writes in a post on Facebook on Wednesday morning.
Both state distrust of Boris Johnson as a reason for leaving.
Just before 11 o’clock it also became clear that the Secretary of State for the British Ministry of Education, Robin Walker, is also leaving. So just after 12, John Glen also resigned as Secretary of State for the Treasury.
Just before Question Time in Parliament began at 1300, it also became clear that Secretary of State Victoria Atkins was withdrawing from the Department of Justice. Conservative British politician and MP Jo Churchill also chose to resign.
With today’s latest dismissals, a total of 16 government members have resigned since Tuesday.
Knew about sexual harassment alert
Many of those who are now withdrawing are now clear in their distrust of Boris Johnson, after it became clear that Johnson knew that whip Chris Pincher had a warning for sexual harassment against him.
Will Quince has previously defended Johnsen for handling Pincher. When it became clear that Johnson knew about the notice, Quince realized he could not continue working for Johnson.
There has also been a storm around Johnson after the much-publicized partygate scandal, in which he and several other high-ranking Tory politicians were fined for partying when Britain was under severe coronary restrictions. The incident led to a no-confidence vote against the prime minister in the Conservatives’ party group.
The Conservative Party has been in several storms lately.
Recently, by-elections had to be held in two constituencies because the conservative representatives from there had to resign. One for watching porn during a meeting in parliament, the other after being sentenced to prison for abusing a 15-year-old boy, writes NTB.
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