In a speech in front of 10 Downing Street in London this Thursday, Boris Johnson confirmed that he will step down as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
“It is now clear that the Conservative Parliamentary Party will have a new leader, and therefore a new Prime Minister, and I have come to an agreement. sir Graham Brady, the leader of our delegation, said the process of electing a new leader should begin immediately”, he began.
Johnson later revealed the timetable Choose your successor Will be released next week and has confirmed he wants to remain head of government “until a new leader is in place”. A position that could be challenged within the party by those demanding his immediate exit.
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Boris Johnson has announced his resignation as Tory leader, describing being UK prime minister as “the best job in the world”.
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Manager Tori welcomed Conservative Party wins 2019 Assembly ElectionsBearing that in mind, with me at the helm, The The Tories It won the highest parliamentary majority since 1987 and the highest vote percentage since 1979.
In addition, he admitted his “enormous pride”. For taking the country out of the European Union And with the understanding “leadership of the West” role Acquired by the United Kingdom in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“I say to the people of Ukraine, I know that we in the UK will continue to support your fight for freedom as long as necessary,” he said.
saying that In the “last days” he tried to convince his ministers Changing government at a time of economic crisis and crisis in Europe was a “strange” idea, with Johnson taking his “sadness” that he had to leave “the best job in the world” and couldn’t. The “incredible mandate” received in 2019 must continue to be fulfilled.
“I regret that I did not succeed in presenting these arguments, and it is painful that I was not able to come forward with many ideas and plans,” he told family and friends to listen to him, and then launched into a veiled criticism, inside and outside. Party: “As we saw at Westminster, the herd instinct is powerful. And when the herd moves forward, it moves forward.
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Even so, remembering that no one was “in the least indispensable” in politics, he expressed confidence in the ability of the British “Darwinist system” to “produce one more leader”.
He also expressed his gratitude to the party, family and voters. “Above all, I want to thank the British people for the great privilege they have given me,” he said. “Being Prime Minister is an exercise”.
Finally, a sign of hope: “Though things seem bleak, now, our future is golden”.
Boris Johnson is leaving office after more than 50 members of his government If they shoot Within 48 hours, Johnson was appointed to a deputy parliamentary office after receiving allegations of sexual misconduct in protest over the Prime Minister’s handling of the latest scandal in Downing Street.
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