ICYMI: Boris Johnson quits as UK prime minister, dragged down by scandals
Bowing to the inevitable as more than 50 government ministers and aides quit and lawmakers said he must go, an isolated and powerless Johnson said it was clear his party wanted someone else in charge, but that his forced departure was “eccentric” and the result of “herd instinct” in parliament.
There were cheers and applause as he began his speech, while boos rang out from some outside the gates of Downing Street. Conservative lawmaker Tom Tugendhat, chairman of parliament’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee, said on Thursday he planned to run in the leadership contest. Keir Starmer, leader of the main opposition Labour Party, said he would call a parliamentary confidence vote if the Conservatives did not remove Johnson at once.Article contentJohnson is leaving behind an economy in crisis. Britons are facing the tightest squeeze on their finances in decades in the wake of the pandemic, with soaring inflation. The economy is forecast to be the weakest among major nations in 2023 apart from Russia.
Initially, Johnson refused to go and seemed set to dig in, sacking Michael Gove – a member of his top ministerial team who was one of the first to tell him he needed to resign – in a bid to reassert his authority. The most recent crisis erupted after lawmaker Chris Pincher, who held a government role involved in pastoral care, quit over accusations he groped men in a private club.
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