A few weeks ago, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was planning to resign because his salary was too low.
Now, the Prime Minister has not left yet, and the communications director under his hand has left first. It seems that someone will leave next. All this seems to be related to the battle for power between a woman and a man behind the Prime Minister. Prime Minister's fiancee Symonds and senior adviser Dominic Cummings, who are the people who have the greatest influence on Johnson? The still hopeless negotiations on the future relationship between Britain and Europe, the new high number of confirmed cases in a single day, may drop 10% of GDP, and the US Democratic presidential candidate Biden who has been "offended" by himself... the only certainty is , Johnson is already in utter despair.
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failed to get the post of chief of staff in the communications director Lee Kane. After resigning on the 11th, the British all set their sights on Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s senior consultant. There are rumors that Cummings, who is very close to Kane, also plans to resign before Christmas or even earlier. And there is news that Cummings has already submitted a letter of resignation to Johnson.
The New York Times once commented that Boris Johnson would not fire his "brain" Cummings. For Johnson, Cummings' resignation is undoubtedly a big punch. Cummings, who led the "Brexit" faction to an upset and won the 2016 "Brexit" referendum, helped Johnson win last year's election, and is called the "most powerful brain" in the Johnson administration. British media reported that once Cummings leaves, Johnson may usher in a wave of resignations at a critical moment in the post-Brexit negotiations, such as the "Brexit" negotiations including Lewis, the deputy chief representative of the "Brexit" negotiations. Team members, as well as the Prime Minister’s Chief Strategic Advisor Edward Lister. And all this began with the Johnson administration "copying" the candidate for the press secretary of the Prime Minister's Office selected by the White House.
Cummings led the "Brexit Boys" vs fiancee Symonds. In order to change the image of relying mainly on the "boy group" of staff, Johnson chose the person favored by his fiancée Kelly Symonds, who was once a Conservative Party news consultant-Stratton who had worked in the British media. But this decision made Kane very dissatisfied: obviously he is the director of communications, but the press secretary of the prime minister's office does not report to him, but directly connects with the prime minister. Kane believes that Stratton's addition makes him excluded. In order to appease and retain Kane, Johnson proposed that Kane be promoted to chief of staff. And this caused Simmonds' dissatisfaction, questioning Kane's qualifications and attitude toward colleagues...
Infighting
Now, Kane is under pressure to leave, and Cummings seems to threaten to resign. The palms of the palms and the backs of the hands are all meat, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson needs to make a "difficult choice." What's more, the fact that Symonds and Cummings are not dealing with each other has long been an open secret in the Prime Minister's office. In the first half of this year, Symonds supported a number of cabinet members, accusing Cummings of being too aggressive towards government workers and the news media, which harmed the reputation of the Johnson administration. Cummings strongly urged Johnson to fire two cabinet members close to Symonds. Cummings himself also left too much handle for Symonds and Conservative MPs who were dissatisfied with him. For example, during the "closure" period, he went out privately in violation of epidemic prevention regulations. Johnson saved Cummings, who was caught in the whirlpool of public opinion, but this also made more people question who was the real "boss" of the British Prime Minister's Office. But if you abandon Cummings and choose your fiancee, some people will still question who is the real "boss" of the Prime Minister's Office.
"Everyone asks,'Who will be her next goal?' It seems that appointments to senior positions must now be approved by Symonds." A government official commented, "This is a dangerous path for the government to collapse." Some body language experts even said that Johnson's fiancée seemed to be the man in power. She looked at Johnson as if she was watching a "naughty elementary school student."
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"He left a vacuum in the government, and then let Cummings and his fiancée fill the gap." A Conservative Party MP said disappointedly.
Whether Symonds or Cummings won the battle for power, for some British lawmakers, "it's like a bad soap opera script." Many people in the British Conservative Party have long been dissatisfied with the slow and chaotic government policy communication during the epidemic. The spokesperson of the opposition Labor Party is even more silkyWithout saving face, he pointedly pointed out that "competition for jobs is like a rat in a bag" and "lack of focus and lack of ability to hold back Britain." At present, Johnson is facing unprecedented challenges. First of all, it is the severe epidemic situation. After entered November, except on November 2, the number of new confirmed cases in a single day in the UK has always remained above 20,000. On the 12th, there were 33,470 newly confirmed cases, a record high since the outbreak. , secondly, is the declining economy. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of the United Kingdom on the 12th, the UK's gross domestic product (GDP) experienced a record contraction in the second quarter. In the third quarter, it increased by 15.5% from the previous quarter, but fell by 9.6% year-on-year.
British media said that Johnson is facing tremendous pressure from the Conservative Party. In the end, there is a difficult "Brexit". Although the tug-of-war between the United Kingdom and the European Union regarding the future relationship between the two sides after Brexit is still continuing, the New York Times analyzed that with the deadline on November 15 approaching, Cummings and Kane represented tough The "Brexit" faction is weak in the British government, the "Brexit" agenda is frustrated in the upper house of parliament, and the US Democratic presidential candidate Biden has warned that Johnson needs to make an immediate decision: whether to compromise with the EU or let the negotiations break down? Factional struggles coupled with realistic dilemmas have made many Britons, especially the Conservatives, have no hope for the future of the government.
(picture GJ in the text)
Written by Deep Sea Salmon
Editor Du Yuao
