08-07-2022, 03:19 PM
He seems ready to leave, but then again it is Boris so who knows.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/202...n-to-power.
Boris Johnson dramatically quit as prime minister after a mass walkout of MPs finally sealed his fate, signalling an end to one of the most divisive and turbulent periods in British politics.
In a speech outside Downing Street on Thursday that was tinged with bitterness, he blamed ministers for turning on him but expressed neither regret nor contrition for his mistakes.
The day of drama at Westminster began with more of Johnson’s ministers quitting in a bid to force him out – including Michelle Donelan, who had taken the job of education secretary just two days earlier.
Johnson rang Graham Brady, chair of the backbench 1922 Committee, early on Thursday morning, and emerged from No 10 at lunchtime to concede publicly that he had lost his party’s support.
His premiership, which will have lasted just three years, was overshadowed by the catastrophic Covid crisis, and marred by persistent claims of sleaze, which saw two ethics advisers resign.
But in his speech, delivered as his wife, Carrie, stood nearby holding their young daughter, Johnson called his colleagues’ decision to dislodge him “eccentric”, suggesting they had been driven by a herd mentality.
Johnson made no apology for any of the self-inflicted scandals that prompted his party to turn against him, including the hiring of an alleged sexual predator, Chris Pincher, as deputy chief whip.
The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, said his party would table a motion of no confidence in the government in the House of Commons if Johnson did not step aside straight away.
“He needs to go; he can’t cling on in this way. His own party have now decided that he’s unfit to be prime minister. They can’t now inflict him on the country for the next few months,” he said."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/202...n-to-power.
Boris Johnson dramatically quit as prime minister after a mass walkout of MPs finally sealed his fate, signalling an end to one of the most divisive and turbulent periods in British politics.
In a speech outside Downing Street on Thursday that was tinged with bitterness, he blamed ministers for turning on him but expressed neither regret nor contrition for his mistakes.
The day of drama at Westminster began with more of Johnson’s ministers quitting in a bid to force him out – including Michelle Donelan, who had taken the job of education secretary just two days earlier.
Johnson rang Graham Brady, chair of the backbench 1922 Committee, early on Thursday morning, and emerged from No 10 at lunchtime to concede publicly that he had lost his party’s support.
His premiership, which will have lasted just three years, was overshadowed by the catastrophic Covid crisis, and marred by persistent claims of sleaze, which saw two ethics advisers resign.
But in his speech, delivered as his wife, Carrie, stood nearby holding their young daughter, Johnson called his colleagues’ decision to dislodge him “eccentric”, suggesting they had been driven by a herd mentality.
Johnson made no apology for any of the self-inflicted scandals that prompted his party to turn against him, including the hiring of an alleged sexual predator, Chris Pincher, as deputy chief whip.
The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, said his party would table a motion of no confidence in the government in the House of Commons if Johnson did not step aside straight away.
“He needs to go; he can’t cling on in this way. His own party have now decided that he’s unfit to be prime minister. They can’t now inflict him on the country for the next few months,” he said."
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
