A series of vice ministers have also quit the government suffering from scandals, and Johnson's support within the Conservative Party is diminishing
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Danika Kirka and Jill Lores
London (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns from two Prime Ministers And many more young staff.
Johnson told lawmakers Wednesday that "the prime minister's job in difficult situations when you are given a huge mission is to continue."
Johnson's retention of power has been shaken by the resignations of Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak and Health Minister Sajid Javid. They quit on Tuesday saying they could no longer support Johnson for his treatment of ethical scandals, including the case of a senior official accused of sexual misconduct.
Johnson quickly replaced the two men, but a series of vice ministers also resigned, and Johnson's support within the Conservative Party is rapidly diminishing.
Opponents want to change the party's rules to allow a new vote of no confidence in Johnson. He survived one such vote last month, with 41% of lawmakers voting against him.
The most pressing challenge for leaders is going through two public grill sessions. A weekly Prime Minister's question session in Parliament and a lengthy cross-examination by a committee of senior members.
How he handles difficult questions can show if his conservative rebellion can gather enough power to kick him out. Also, a vote in a powerful party committee that can show whether lawmakers are willing to promote another vote of no confidence is imminent.
Johnson is known for his mysterious ability to shrug scandals, but a series of accusations of wrongdoing put him at stake, and some of his fellow conservative lawmakers. Now his amiable leader is responsible for the election.
Many are also concerned about the ability of weakened Johnson to govern when economic and social tensions are rising.
Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak and Health Minister Sajid Javid resigned within minutes of each other on Tuesday evening, creating months of dissatisfaction with Johnson's decisions and ethics within the Conservative Party. rice field. The two big names in the Cabinet were responsible for tackling the two biggest problems facing Britain: the cost of living crisis and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
In a bitter letter, Snack said: I believe these criteria are worth the fight, and that's why I resign.
Javid said the party needed "humility, grip, and new directions," but "this situation remains the same under your leadership." It's clear. "
With the need to increase self-confidence in mind, Johnson immediately replaced the two ministers, promoted Nadim Zahawi from the education department to the Treasury Secretary, and his Chief of Staff Steve.・ Berkley has been appointed Minister of Health.
But from the end of Tuesday to the beginning of Wednesday, a series of resignations from more vice ministers from both the Conservative liberal and right-wing branches has not yet ended the danger to Johnson. I showed that.
In the past few months, Johnson has been fined by police and accused by investigators' reports of political parties ignoring COVID-19 restrictions imposed on others. Forty-one percent of Conservatives voted to expel him in a vote of no confidence. I saw a once loyal lieutenant urging him to resign.
Throughout all that, he vowed to continue his reign — even suggesting that he wanted to stay in office until the 2030s.
However, former Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell was one of several members of the Conservative Party who told Johnson that he was out of time.
"It's a bit like Rasputin's death. He was poisoned, stabbed, shot, his body was abandoned in a frozen river, and he's still alive," he told the BBC. "But this is an extraordinary prime minister, super charismatic, very entertaining, very entertaining, big and big personality. But he has neither the personality nor the temperament to be our prime minister."
Snacks and Javid's last straw was the Prime Minister's changing account of handling allegations of sexual misconduct against senior Conservative lawmakers.
Last week, Chris Pincher resigned as Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party after complaining of groping for two men in a private club. It raised a series of reports on the leveled past claims against the pincher and questions about what Johnson knew when he tapped the pincher for a senior position to strengthen the party's discipline. ..
Johnson's office initially stated that he was unaware of previous accusations when he promoted Pincher in February. By Monday, a spokesman said Johnson knew the allegations — but they were "resolved or did not proceed to a formal complaint."
When a former Foreign Ministry official said he had been briefed on the 2019 allegations that led to formal complaints, Johnson's office said the Prime Minister had forgotten to brief on this issue. rice field.
Too many ministers dispatched to radio and television defended the government's position, but only noticed that the government's position had changed.
Bim Aforami, who resigned as Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party on Tuesday, said he was ready to give Johnson a suspicious benefit until the Pincher case.
"Difficulty is not the whole government program. The government has done a lot of positive things to unite the Conservatives," he said. "The problem is the character and integrity of Downing Street. I think the Conservatives and the people of the country know it."
But Paul Drexler, chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, said. Warned that rising food and energy prices are reaching a critical situation and that distracting leaders need to deal with them.
"I think the most important thing is to feed the hungry people," he told the BBC. "I mean it's a burning platform at the moment. The poorest people in our society will starve to death later this year. We need to deal with it."
Johnson's opposition within the party wants more cabinet ministers to follow Snacks and Javid, but for now, Foreign Minister Liz Truss, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, and Interior Secretary Priti Patel. Other high-ranking officials, including the minister, remain.
Opponents are also trying to force another vote of no confidence against the Prime Minister. Existing rules require 12 months between such votes, but rules can be created and modified by the party committee. Elections for executives of the committee are scheduled within a few weeks.
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