United Kingdom: "Curtain" for Boris Johnson?

The Prime Minister increasingly weakened

The British Prime Minister will have to face the weekly questions to the government this Wednesday at midday, the day after a wave of resignations within his government.

AP - John Sibley

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Wednesday under high tension for Boris Johnson.

The British Prime Minister will have to face the weekly questions to the government at midday, the day after a wave of resignations within his government.

Ten departures, including two powerful ministers, Rishi Sunak in the Economy and Sajid Javid in Health.

This July 6, the British newspapers speak only of the precarious position of “Bojo”.

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With our correspondent in London,

Émeline Vin

“

 Johnson at the edge of the cliff 

”.

The

Times

devotes its entire front page to the Prime Minister, of whom it displays a photo, looking worried.

When it is not the portrait of Boris Johnson, it is the faces of the two resigners, Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak all smiles, which illustrate the pages of the daily newspapers this Wednesday morning.

The pessimism of editorial writers

The

Telegraph

, fervent support of the Conservatives, returns to the reasons for the departures (lack of integrity and confidence, according to those leaving).

But the editorialists are rather pessimistic about the future of the Downing Street tenant, compared in the

Mail

to a “ 

greased little pig capable of sneaking out of the dead end 

”: “ 

Even he cannot survive 

”, “ 

he is the time for him to leave

 ", "

 who to replace Boris Johnson at the head of the Tories? 

".

For the

Guardian

, on the left, it is no longer a question of whether the Prime Minister will resign… but when and how!

The most creative coverage finally went to the

Daily Star

, another tabloid, which announced: " 

Curtain for Bozo

 ", (referring to the cartoon clown), " 

pushed out of the post of circus boss because it's a fool 

"...

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