UK: Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign as Conservative Party leader

Boris Johnson tendered his resignation this Thursday, July 7, 2022. REUTERS - JONATHAN ERNST

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will resign as leader of the Conservative Party on Thursday, July 7, the BBC reported as government departures multiply.

According to Downing Street, Mr Johnson will make a statement to the country later in the day.

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Appointed in 2019, Boris Johnson then triumphed at the polls but has been weakened by a series of scandals in recent months.

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About fifty members of the British executive have left their posts since the startling departure Tuesday evening of the Ministers of Finance and Health, Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, explicitly questioning the Prime Minister, now deemed unfit to lead the country. in the wake of a series of scandals.

Eight ministers or secretaries of state resigned again on Thursday morning, some of whom were appointed two days ago.

The new finance minister, Nadhim Zahawi, publicly called Thursday morning for the resignation of the prime minister, as did the defense minister, Ben Wallace.

(with agencies)

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