The British Prime Minister has let out of loved ones, in the night, that he would resist “until the end” to all those who demand his departure.
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He may have lost the confidence of a large part of his parliamentary group, collected in less than twenty -four hours the resignation of nearly fifty ministers, secretaries of state and parliamentary assistants – an absolute record for a manager British -, Boris Johnson stubbornly refused to leave Downing Street, Thursday July 7 in the morning, leaving relatives that he was “combative” and that he would resist “until the end” to calls for resignation. Even if it means plunging the conservative party into a deep crisis and leaving the United Kingdom with an exsangue government, surrounded by rebels and inability to act.
“I have so far resisted the comparisons between Boris Johnson and Donald Trump, more tonight”, Tweee, Wednesday, July 6 in the evening, Andrew Neil, legend of British political journalism , summarizing the feeling of disbelief of national media confronted with a first Minister refusing to comply with the uses of British democracy, even though a delegation of faithful – including Priti Patel, the Minister of the Interior – offered him an honorable outing in the afternoon, telling him that her time had come.
Tuesday, July 5, the almost simultaneous resignations of the Chancellor of the Echiquier, Rishi Sunak, and the Minister of Health, Sajid Javid, seemed to have sealed the fate of Boris Johnson. These two heavyweights of the government judged that the cup was full after the “partygate” – the holidays at Downing Street in full confinement -, with the revelation of yet another scandal: the resignation, on June 30, of the conservative deputy Chris Pincher, After he made unsolicited advances to two men’s colleagues. Boris Johnson, who had promoted Chris Pincher in February – the latter was in charge of the Tory group’s voting discipline – first said that he was unaware of these behavioral problems, before admitting that he was current, once again proof of bad faith.
“I have a” plan “
The Westminster Parliament has experienced a lot, wild days since the arrival at Downing Street, in the summer of 2019, of this leader known for his contempt for conventions and his problematic relationship to the truth. But this Wednesday surpassed all the others in dramatic intensity, in chaotic moments, surprising or simply pathetic.
Programmed at noon, as every Wednesday, the “Questions to the Prime Minister” session showed the full extent of the disavowal towards Boris Johnson, the elected officials on his own camp no longer holding their blows. “So is there nothing that would cause your resignation?” Asked, incredulous, the elected Tory Tim Lughton.
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