The British government has been talking about cracks for several weeks now. The reputation of Boris Johnson and his cabinet has been severely damaged by the recent revelation of the Conservative Party’s Christmas party, which took place last year during the coveted restrictions. The government has now received another very serious blow.
The resignation of the Brexit minister marks a crisis in the British government
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The resignation has been announced by Lord David Frost, one of the most prominent ministers. He had written a letter of resignation a week ago, and it was agreed that the work would continue until January, but on Saturday it became known that Frost was resigning immediately. In this letter, Frost expresses his dissatisfaction with the government’s current direction – high taxes, the rapid progress towards climate-neutral policies, and the decision to restore covid restrictions. This is not in line with the government’s decision to lift the restrictions permanently in the summer.
Sam Kouts, a policy commentator for Sky News, said
Frosta’s resignation is extremely important.
“She [Frosta] The replacement will be very difficult given his unique experience in the job, “Kouts said.” In addition, all conservatives, all parliamentarians, will be careful to see if there is a supporter of an equally strong position in Brixit, or if Boris Johnson chooses a more lenient candidate, or if he chooses to leave the post vacant. This item is extremely important because it will mark the future direction of the entire Boris Johnson government. Some MEPs believe Johnson has become too lenient on the subject of brexite. Democratic unionists are particularly nervous about the weakening position on the Northern Ireland Protocol. Whatever the point of view, this is very bad news for Downing Street. “
But the questions about Brexite aren’t the only ones Boris Johnson should be worried about right now.
He suffered two more serious defeats this week. First, in deciding to impose new restrictions on Covid-19 because of the spread of the omicron virus, nearly 100 Conservative MPs did not support the government’s proposals, and Johnson was protected from complete defeat by opposition Labor.
Johnson was hit by a much more painful defeat in this week’s by-elections in North Shropshire, where the Conservative candidate lost to the Liberal Democrat for the first time in 200 years. The constituency was considered one of the safest seats in the Tories, but the overwhelming defeat raised questions about whether voters were moving away from the Conservative Party elsewhere.
In this situation, a lot of criticism has been directed against Boris Johnson and his policies, and experts do not rule out that the Conservative Party may soon vote to change the party’s leader.
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