stirs up waves with one stone! Because British Prime Minister Johnson shielded Conservative Party Deputy Whip Christopher Pincher, which caused a shock in the British political arena, 54 senior officials, including cabinet ministers, have resigned. Under pressure from all parties, Johnson made the decision to resign!
According to the British " Guardian " news on the 7th, the current British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, but hopes to stay in office until this fall, waiting for the British Conservative Party to choose a replacement. Earlier, the new British Finance Minister Zahavi called on Johnson to resign on Twitter, urging him to do what is in the national interest, do the right thing, and leave now.
Although Johnson's resignation seemed passive, as the British Prime Minister, he did cause a series of problems for the United Kingdom. If Johnson does not step down, the problems facing the UK may be even greater. However, although Johnson agreed to resign, he left three messes for the UK during his tenure as prime minister, and also left three tests for his successor:
1. The British epidemic is out of control, prices are rising, and the economy is declining.
At the beginning of the outbreak, Prime Minister Johnson advocated " herd immunity", which caused the British epidemic to get out of control and many people were infected. Although the Johnson government later adopted more aggressive containment measures, the UK still failed to contain the epidemic. Due to the out-of-control epidemic, the economy has declined, prices have risen, and the UK has become chaotic.
After the Russian-Ukrainian conflict broke out, energy crises and food crises occurred in Europe, and the United Kingdom was affected. It is difficult for the UK to maintain development at present, and domestic protests are rising one after another. Even if Johnson resigns, the new British Prime Minister will still have to solve these problems.
2, Scotland and Northern Ireland are fighting for independence, and the UK may be divided.
According to the plan of Scotland's First Minister Sturgeon , Scotland will hold a second independence referendum in October 2023. Polls show that this time more than 50% of the people support Scotland's separation from the United Kingdom. Scotland is an important part of the United Kingdom. Once it becomes independent from the United Kingdom, it will greatly weaken the vitality of the United Kingdom and reduce its status as a major country.
When Johnson was the British Prime Minister, he strongly blocked Scottish independence, but Sturgeon claimed that Scotland would hold a second referendum regardless of whether the British authorities agreed or not. Scotland is different from the United Kingdom in history and culture, and has a strong desire to become independent. The United Kingdom's obstruction of Scottish independence violates the democratic and human rights values it has always advocated.
In addition, Scottish independence may trigger the independence of Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland's independence movement has long been obstructed by the British authorities. Now that Scotland has set the time for a second referendum on independence, it will stimulate the independence movement in Northern Ireland.
Solving the independence issues of Scotland and Northern Ireland will help maintain the stability of the United Kingdom. However, judging from the chaotic state of the British political arena, it is difficult for anyone to properly resolve the independence issues of Scotland and Northern Ireland!
3. If the UK wants to follow the US, it still needs to speak out independently.
Although Britain is one of the five permanent countries, it is regarded as a traditional big country. But on many geopolitical issues, Britain has always followed the United States. For example, Britain followed the United States in launching the Afghanistan-Iraq War. For another example, after the conflict between Russia and Ukraine broke out, the United Kingdom immediately followed the United States to impose sanctions on Russia, viewing Russia as a direct threat.
After Britain leaves the European Union, its influence has been greatly weakened. If it continues to follow the United States to stir up trouble, what sense of existence will the UK still have?
Although Johnson resigned, he left a lot of messes behind, and every mess will test his successor. I wonder how the new British Prime Minister will deal with the mess!
Of course, Britain can also seek help and support from the United States. What's more, with Britain's strong economic foundation, it can completely resolve the above-mentioned crisis. The premise is that the British government needs to focus its limited energy at home, put down its Cold War mentality, and reduce foreign intervention. If the United Kingdom continues to follow the United States' nonsense, it will be the one who suffers.
Although the United States and Britain follow each other like a shadow, when it comes to key issues of interest, the United States will only consider itself and will not take care of its younger brother.
