China News Service, July 7. According to British media reports on the 7th, senior British government officials revealed that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce his resignation.
According to reports, a spokesman at 10 Downing Street in the UK said: "Prime Minister Johnson will issue a statement to the country today." A source in Downing Street said that Johnson said he would resign and appoint a new Conservative leader before the Conservative Party conference in October, and the UK will also welcome a new prime minister.
Data picture: British Prime Minister Johnson.
scandals continue, and the Johnson government is deeply involved in the "resignation wave"
In recent times, Johnson has successively exposed scandals, and the government cabinet has thus set off a "resignation wave". According to statistics from the British Sky News Network, more than 50 government officials have resigned, including British Health Secretary Javid and Chancellor of the Exchequer Sunak .
The misconduct scandal of the Conservative Deputy Whip, appointed by Johnson, is widely regarded as the "fuse" of the crisis of this resignation wave. Pingtso was exposed for suspected sexual harassment and resigned at the end of June, and has since been exposed for more misconduct. Public opinion still questioned whether Johnson knew about Ping Che's character.
Before that, Johnson was under pressure from resignation within the opposition and the Conservatives. The "gathering door" scandal that violates epidemic prevention regulations has continued to ferment for several months. The London Police Department issued dozens of fines to the person involved, including Johnson and his wife, and Johnson became the first prime minister in British history to violate the law during his tenure.
"Gate Gate" scandal has triggered a vote of distrust in the Conservative Party for Johnson. Although Johnson was in danger of passing the voting on June 6, his prestige inside and outside the party was seriously damaged.
At the same time, due to multiple factors such as the new crown epidemic and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the inflation rate in the UK continues to be high. The increasingly intense cost of living crisis has caused Johnson's approval rating to plummet, and calls for stepping down are rising. The latest poll shows that as many as 69% of British people believe Johnson should resign.
From reporters to Brexit Leader
To this day, Johnson often has various unconventional and unruly words and deeds, and various controversies are constantly being made. His golden hair became his famous personal symbol.
Johnson, 58, came from a middle- and upper-class British family. His father was a famous writer and politician. His grandfather was an EU official. He had studied in Eton College and Oxford University . After graduating from
, Johnson served as a reporter for " Times ", but was fired for fabricating a quote. Later, he worked in media such as " Daily Telegraph " and "Bystander", and even got involved in TV, hosting the popular BBC show "News Q&A", and interpreting news and current affairs with the guests while fighting wit and shaking wit.
Since 2001, Johnson, who "has had political ambitions since childhood", has turned into a member of the Conservative Parliament's Lower House and officially entered politics.
From 2008 to 2016, Johnson served as mayor of London. During the 2012 London Olympics, Johnson, then mayor, became the "title-free" Olympic ambassador; in 2017, the "Boris Bicycle" was launched, and Johnson himself often made promotional promotions and also rode his bicycle on the streets with Hollywood stars Schwarzenegger . His messy blonde hair and his image of riding a bicycle through London gradually became his "personal signature".
2016 Brexit referendum canvassing votes, Johnson seized the opportunity again and tied his name to a "false slogan" in the eyes of British media: leaving the EU, the UK will save 350 million pounds per week to invest in the national health care system.
In July 2019, Johnson replaced his former Theresa May and became the new British Prime Minister. In December of the same year, he led the Conservative Party to win the Lower House election with the greatest advantage in more than 30 years, and led the UK, which had been struggling on the road to Brexit for many years, and finally completed the "Brexit" path.
