Boris Johnson lasted only three years as British Prime Minister. Weakened by his scandal, he refused to resign for months, but was ready to resign on Thursday when forced by his own colleague.
July 2019: Victory Victory
After Theresa May's resignation, Brexit representative Johnson has won a landslide victory over Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt. Later, in July 2019, he was elected leader of the Conservative Party. ..
He has been appointed Prime Minister by Queen Elizabeth II and promises a swift withdrawal from the European Union.
January 2020: Brexit Hero
Johnson wins a majority of 80 seats in the December 2019 general elections and breaks Brexit's divorce agreement through Congress Was completed.
On January 31, 2020, three and a half years after the referendum, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union.
March 2020: Pandemic hit
As the coronavirus spreads around the world, Johnson announces a blockade of the entire UK on March 23. ..
After 4 days, he confirms that he is positive and suffers from mild symptoms of COVID.
On April 5, he was taken to the hospital and transferred to the intensive care unit the next day, after which two immigrant nurses were found to have saved his life.
April 2021:'Wallpapergate'
Johnson has been repeatedly criticized for the government's response to the pandemic. He went to Congress at various stages.
When exiled former Chief Advisor Dominic Cummings tried to resolve the score, Johnson was accused of illegally funding the luxury refurbishment of his official Downing Street Flat.
May 2021: Election success
Johnson's Conservatives occupy the historic Labor Party headquarters in Hartlepool, northeast England In the by-elections, he is in a position to oppose the major opposition Labor Party.
December 2021: "Partygate"
Several illegal events held in Downing Street in early December while the coronavirus blockade continued. There are revelations about the party.
The angry masses, deprived of seeing their sick and dying loved ones because of social distance restrictions, blame him on a double standard.
The list of political parties will grow and a formal investigation, including the Metropolitan Police, will begin.
On April 12, Johnson announced that he had been fined by police for violating the law. This is the first time for an incumbent Prime Minister.
His explanations vary, but he assures MP that he did not misunderstand Congress, which is usually a matter of resignation.
May 2022: Election Defeat
The "Party Gate" scandal plunges Johnson's popularity and saves Owen Paterson's political career. The attempt was unsuccessful. An ally accused of illegal lobbying as an MP.
The Englishman voted against his Tory in a local election on May 5 because he was facing a cost-of-living crisis in the wake of the war in Ukraine.
June 2022: Confidence Resolution
Johnson was summoned by rebels tired of the "Party Gate" revelation and controversy in June. The Patterson case that survives a vote of no confidence from his own member on the 6th.
However, more than 40% of Tory lawmakers say they can't support Johnson.
Sex scandals
A series of sex scandals involving Tory lawmakers has been a source of trouble for Johnson.
One MP was arrested on suspicion of rape and a former MP was sentenced to 18 months from May for sexually assaulting a teenage boy.
In June, the opposition wins two by-elections convened in the seats previously held by Tory lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct.
On July 5, Johnson apologized and said he made a mistake by appointing Chris Pincher to his government in February.
His appointment came, even though Johnson had previously been aware of allegations of sexual assault against Pincer.
Resignation
Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and Health Minister Sajid Javid have fully defended the scandal and decided to resign on July 5th. Did.
Dozens of successors, ministerial aides and other cabinet ministers followed, telling Johnson that he could not support his position.