While the United Kingdom is experiencing one of its greatest political crises, humor remains visibly the country's best weapon of revolution.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has just announced his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party, giving some ideas to Charlie Brooker, the creator of the dystopian series

Black Mirror

.

"I have a terrible idea, that at any moment now Johnson will reroll an old save and we will have to relive the last six weeks all over again," he shared on Twitter.

The filmmaker refers to the latest scandals that have emerged almost daily in recent times, the latest being the appointment of Chris Pincher, who has been repeatedly accused of touching men - allegations that Boris Johnson has known about since 2019, which he initially denied.

Benny Hill and Partygate

For his part, Hugh Grant asked Steve Bray, a pro Europe activist who has been campaigning in front of Westminster since the referendum, to play Benny Hill's music while waiting for Boris Johnson's speech.

“Glad to see that you have regained the use of your speakers.

Do you by any chance have Benny Hill's music?

“, Claimed on Twitter the actor, in reference to the recent arrest of the activist, nicknamed “Stop Brexit Man”, who was following the vote of a right-wing government law prohibiting demonstrations while making noise.

And he got it.

Thus, several channels, such as Sky News, broadcast their interviews live against a background of

Yakety Sax

.

The fall of Boris Johnson comes after Partygate – these (many) parties organized at 10 Downing Street during the pandemic when the population had to remain confined and isolated from their loved ones, even sick – and in a context of unprecedented economic crisis.

In April, citizens saw their gas and electricity bills increase by 54% without the government doing anything to stem it (the next increase will be announced in October).

The early impacts of Brexit were also felt, with sluggish exports and imports, a shortage of labour, the threat of the end of the agreements in Northern Ireland and a rise in the price of basic necessities – quite the opposite of what had been promised by the Prime Minister and his allies at the time of the referendum.

When are the boxes

So many mistakes on the part of Boris Johnson that Irvine Welsh did not fail to point out.

The author of

Trainspotting

thus listed the feats of arms of the one who “unfortunately” will be “remembered as a clown who succeeded in gaining power, and not as a visionary who made a shitty Brexit, lied to the queen and country, killed over 100,000 people with his shit protocol during covid, lied during lockdown, insulted blacks, muslims, gays, women, workers, (…) hid in a fridge and shit himself on it to appear in TV debates, but such is life”.

"He'll leave his big idiot shoes for the next clown."

Luckily, the media will herald the next useless wanker as some sort of supreme genius,” the Scottish writer concluded.

If Boris Johnson left his post as leader of the Conservative party, he did not resign from his mandate as Prime Minister.

He announced to stay at 10 Downing Street while the Tories choose his successor, that is to say potentially until the fall.

A decision that does not suit anyone.

Whether in the opposition or among his former allies, everyone is asking that he leave... as of tonight.

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