London — British Prime MinisterBoris Johnson was scheduled to resign on Thursday. Party memberand even the senior minister he has appointed within the last 36 hours.
There was a quiet expectation outside 10 Downing Street on Thursday morning. The country was glued to the TV screen and Twitter updates to see if Johnson was convinced. Give up and go.
After a new wave of attention-grabbing resignations, British media, including the BBC, reported that Johnson had finally agreed to resign.
NBC News has not validated the report, but a spokesman for Downing Street confirmed that Johnson would make a statement to the country later today.
With an amazing twist, Johnson became Minister of Finance and Education he had just been promoted to hold. Abandoned. They were joined by the inheritance of other ministers — the government remains virtually reckless as it faces some of the most serious crises in decades.
As his resignation continued, the Prime Minister remained trapped in a gray brick pre-Georgian building, rebelling against precedent and urging some of his closest allies. ..
Johnson was a very unconventional prime minister, and even those near him seemed uncertain about his next move. Most other leaders would have resigned a few months ago.
Months of dissatisfaction with Johnson's judgment and ethics within the Conservative Party were Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak and Health Minister Sajid Javid a few minutes each other. It erupted because he resigned within. Tuesday night.
The last straw for them was the Prime Minister's changing explanation of the handling of allegations of sexual misconduct within the Conservative Party.
In the hours following Tuesday evening, more than 50 government members have resigned.
"Yesterday I told the Prime Minister with my 10th colleague that this was going in only one direction, and he should leave with dignity," Nadim said. -Prime Minister Zahawi wrote in an open letter. A letter published on Twitter at the beginning of Thursday. Johnson appointed him to that position only two days ago.
"I'm afraid that he hasn't heard, and that he's undermining the incredible achievements of this government in this late time," Zahawi continued.
The British Prime Minister is not elected directly by voters, but instead to lead their party. As such, Johnson needs the support of fellow Conservatives to maintain power.
He survived a vote of no confidence by the party last month and resolved that 41% of the conservatives had been bruised to expel him. This was followed by a scandal called the "Party Gate" in the United Kingdom, where Johnson was fined by police and held by blockade violators during . It was accused of being reported by an investigator. 73}Covidpandemic.
Police stationed in Downing Street on Thursday did not seem to be convinced by the prospect of a remarkable resignation. "No, there's no big news today," said one executive, checking the NBC News bag for security. "I think he will go on his own terms and no one else will."
A group of media eagerly waits on the cordon across the street. He pointed his camera at him, and even the youngest unknown official went in and out and shouted questions.
This road announced that former Prime Ministers Theresa May and David Cameron had resigned and that the now-famous wooden podium was taken out in the middle of a closed street.
Alex Smith and Mahalia Dobson reported from London, Rhoda Kwan reported from Taipei.
