Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resign over the Pincher scandal
Boris Johnson has appointed Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi as his new chancellor after both Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resigned from the cabinet over the prime minister’s handling of allegations of misconduct against Chris Pincher.
His departures, along with that of Conservative Vice President Bim Afolami, have called into question Johnson’s presidency and come amid growing Conservative fury against the prime minister, after the number 10 admitted he was aware of it. when he promoted Mr. Pincher to a position in charge of the deputies. ‘welfare that a complaint of misconduct against him would have been accepted.
Downing Street denied allegations by former Secretary of State Lord McDonald that he was “not telling the truth” when asked earlier about the matter, but insisted that Johnson did not “remember.” “He was originally informed of the lawsuit against Pincher.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday evening, Mr Johnson expressed his “regret” and apologized for the “mistake” of promoting Mr Pincher, acknowledging that he should have fired him when he was told the allegations, and added: “In retrospect, it was wrong. do.”
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Prime Ministers with less time in office: how does Boris Johnson compare?
As key members of Boris Johnson’s cabinet resign, calls for the prime minister to step down have intensified.
If Johnson decides to resign, he would have spent 1,077 days in office so far, making him the sixth-longest prime minister since 1900.
The shortest prime ministers since 1990
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“He won’t be engaged in political ballroom games,” the Secretary of Defense says
When Boris Johnson receives a large number of resignations from members of his government, Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace has said he has no time for “room political games.”
The Sun’s political editor Harry Cole tweeted that the Secretary of Defense had said, “To be clear, I will go on Thursday to see brave Ukrainian men and women training to fight for their lives and their country.
“I will not engage in political ballroom games or resign.”
Stuti Mishra July 6, 2022 6:30 AM
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What are early elections that Keir Starmer supports?
Labor leader Keir Starmer is backing the idea of an early election after Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak left dramatically, leaving Boris Johnson in what critics said was an “unsustainable” position.
Sir Keir said the government was collapsing and the prime minister was unfit to govern, while there was talk of early elections.
He said that if the ministers who had supported him had some integrity “they would have left months ago”.
The Conservative party is corrupt, and changing a man at the helm will not solve it: we need a real change of government and a fresh start for Britain.
Keir Starmer, Labor leader
This is what an early choice means:
Stuti Mishra July 6, 2022 6:15 p.m.
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The documents lead to calls for the prime minister to leave after the shock resignations
In the midst of a ministerial coup, the front pages of the UK focus on the growing cries for Boris Johnson to step down.
The Independent says the prime minister is “on the brink” after Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid left their respective posts on Tuesday as chancellor and health secretary.
Johnson on the edge, he says on the cover of The Independent on Wednesday
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The Times has called in its main article for the resignation of the prime minister, saying that every day he stays “deepens the feeling of chaos.” “For the good of the country, it should go,” he adds.
The game is over for Boris Johnson, says The Times
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We deserve more than Boris Johnson’s “rudderless administration” to lead us through the cost-of-living crisis, writes The Guardian.
The prime minister’s time is up, says The Guardian
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Here are all the covers this morning:
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Chronology of crises engulfing the leadership of Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson received the biggest blow from his post as prime minister over the resignations of two senior cabinet ministers following his handling of the dispute over former deputy deputy Chris Pincher, affected by the scandal.
A humiliating apology from the Prime Minister did not prevent the departure of Rishi Sunak as Chancellor and Sajid Javid as Health Secretary.
But the Conservatives’ grievances with Johnson go far beyond that, rising from a different dispute over public living standards and Mr. Johnson’s handling of the Owen Paterson pressure scandal.
Here is a chronology of the recent political crises that have taken the leadership of the Prime Minister:
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“The Conservative Party is currently unrecognizable to me”: the other Conservative MPs who have resigned
It is not just Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid who have resigned. After the two big batters announced their resignation, a number of Conservative MPs said they would leave their political posts in government.
While not so prominent, the resignation of these individuals points to the growing sense of crisis consumed by the Boris Johnson administration, which seems willing to implode on itself after suffering one scandal after another.
Samuel Lovett offers you what the least known negatives of the government had to say:
Stuti Mishra July 6, 2022 5:10 AM
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It’s time for Johnson to leave, says former cabinet minister Lord Frost
Former Brexit Conservative minister Lord David Frost has called on Boris Johnson to step down as prime minister before taking the Conservative Party and government “with him”.
Lord Frost writes in The Daily Telegraph that Johnson’s place in history will be safe as “one of the most important prime ministers of the last century.”
If he leaves now, before the chaos descends, that reputation is what will be remembered. If he persists, he risks taking the party and the government with him.
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“That’s why it’s time to leave. If he does, he can still give in to a new team, which is determined to stand up and look for Brexit opportunities, to be able to win the next election convincingly,” he said. the former minister.
“This is in the interest of the Conservative Party, in the interest of the voters on the record and in the national interest. It has to happen.”
Stuti Mishra July 6, 2022 4:48 AM
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All major resignations under the government of Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson’s post of prime minister has given way to some of the most explosive resignations in recent political history, with his own brother’s jumping ship and Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak’s departure on Tuesday among the most devastating.
And Tuesday’s resignation list didn’t end there, with people like Javid’s private parliamentary secretary Saqib Bhatti and Morocco’s trade envoy Andrew Murrison joining his growing ranks.
With his position as prime minister hanging on the balance sheet, let’s take a look back at all the major resignations under Boris Johnson’s tense rule:
Stuti Mishra July 6, 2022 4:31 AM
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Minister Thatcher says Boris Johnson “was never fit” to be prime minister
Sir Malcolm Rifkind, a prominent minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, said Boris Johnson “was always incapable of being prime minister”.
In an interview with Newsnight, the former Secretary of State said Johnson now did not like the whole country.
He said: “The antipathy towards Boris Johnson in Scotland also coincides with England and Wales. This is no longer a north-south division or an England-Scotland division, almost the whole country thinks he is a loser, he should not of being prime minister, he has neither the integrity nor the honesty to rule. “
Presenting Newsnight, presenter Kirsty Wark told viewers that the producers couldn’t find anyone willing to defend Mr. Johnson on Tuesday’s show.
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70% say Boris Johnson should go
Seven out of 10 British adults say Boris Johnson should resign, according to an instant YouGov poll of more than 3,000 people.
YouGov said it was an 11-point increase in the number of people in favor of the prime minister’s resignation when he was last asked on June 9, days after he oversaw a vote of confidence by lawmakers conservatives.
But only 21% of those surveyed said they thought Johnson would resign.
Meanwhile, almost six out of 10 (56%) people said they thought Rishi Sunak was right to resign as chancellor.
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