British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for a new Conservative Party leader and said the Conservative Party wants a new leader, adding: “Our country needs a great leader who will move it forward for the better.” message to the British people, after a series of scandals and resignations in the ruling Conservative Party, I am sad to give up my post and a new leader of the Conservative Party and a new Prime Minister of Great Britain will be elected.
Outwardly, Johnson said: we will continue to support the war of the Ukrainian people against Russia, no matter how long it takes.
Johnson will remain prime minister until the Conservative Party elects a new leader in the fall.
Johnson’s resignation comes after tremendous pressure and the resignations of some 59 ministers, MPs and officials from his government team, including Northern Ireland Secretary of State Brandon Lewis, as well as Treasury Secretary Helen Whatley and Secretary of State for Security and Border Affairs Damian Hinds.
The Secretary of State for Pensions also submitted his resignation along with James Kartley, Assistant Attorney General, and Chris Phillip, Assistant Secretary of State for Technology and Media. Meanwhile, new finance minister Nazim al-Zahavi called on the prime minister to step down less than 48 hours after he was also appointed to the government, warning that the crisis would worsen.
Dozens publicly criticized Johnson’s honesty after he was forced to apologize for appointing an MP to a party disciplinary role, ignoring the fact that the politician was at the center of complaints of sexual harassment. The party scandal has also hit the British head of government hard, as several parties he has been hosting at his office and residence have been found to be in flagrant violation of the strict Covid-19-related closure laws that have been in place in the country for many years. months earlier. and his party has been implicated in several sex scandals, ranging from harassment by a Conservative MP of minors, to watching pornographic films during legislative sessions, and even rape.
For his part, British Labor Party leader Keir Starmer confirmed before resigning that his party could use a vote of no confidence to oust Johnson if he tries to remain prime minister until October, the Guardian reported.
