China News Service Beijing, July 7, London News: In the past two days, more than 40 British government officials have announced their resignations one after another, and the British political arena has suffered a huge impact. Despite his repeated resignations, British Prime Minister Hong Kong Prime Minister Johnson stressed on the 6th that he will not resign from his position as prime minister in a "hard time".
"Resignation Tide" hit Downing Street
According to CNN (CNN), the British Secretary of Local Development, Community and Housing Michael Gove was fired by Johnson. Goff has been a "close ally" of Johnson in the past, and earlier that day he advised Johnson to accept reality and resign.
According to statistics from the British " Guardian ", since the resignation of Health Minister Javid and Finance Minister Sunak on the 5th of this month, more than 40 government officials have announced their resignations one after another, most of whom have directly or indirectly called on Johnson to resign.
BBC reported that Home Secretary Patel, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and other incumbent cabinet ministers have called on Johnson to resign. Patel also revealed to Johnson that the general view of him within the Conservative Party is "must leave".
Johnson "stays on fighting"
According to AFP , Johnson emphasized in the face of questioning on the 6th that he will continue to perform his duties because the Prime Minister's job is to "should continue to move forward under difficult circumstances." Johnson also ruled out the possibility of early elections.
CNN quoted Johnson's spokesman and his secretary as saying that Johnson is in good spirits now, "he has been fighting because he believes he can win."
According to the British " Financial Times ", British Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Rab , Foreign Minister Trass, Defense Secretary Wallace and other cabinet ministers have expressed that they will not resign.
The British government is "scandalous"
Some foreign media said that for some time, the British government has been plagued by scandals. First, Johnson organized party activities illegally during the COVID-19 control period, and this incident, which was called the "gathering gate" by the outside world, continued to ferment; then, several lawmakers have recently been exposed to sexual scandals, including the misconduct of the Conservative Party's deputy party Whip Pingche, appointed by Johnson.
The Conservative Party where Johnson is located initiated a vote of distrust against him in June this year, and eventually Johnson passed the verge of passing the verge to retain his position. In theory, Johnson will no longer be launched by the party for a year from now on. But according to British media reports, more and more British MPs are calling for changes to allow a second vote of distrust against Johnson before the summer recession on July 21.
AFP pointed out that while the government scandals were plagued by, the social atmosphere in the UK became increasingly tense, with inflation reaching the highest level in 40 years, which triggered a general strike for railway workers. The poll results released by the British Yuguan Survey Company on the 5th showed that Johnson's approval rating had reached a historical low, and nearly 70% of the British believed that he should resign. (End)
(China News Network)
