Queen Elizabeth II suffered from “Anus Horibilis” (“terrible year” in Latin) in 1992. That same year her favorite palace, Windsor Castle, burned down, her son Charles announced his separation from Diana, her daughter Anne and her son Andrew divorced their spouses and Andrew’s ex-wife Photographed in minimal attire in the company of an American lover.
Two decades later, Her Majesty’s 14th Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, found himself struggling during the worst year of his career. In a New Year’s Eve video message, Johnson urged the British to “make 2022 a good year”, but there have been few moments of smile since for the Conservative leader and 2022 is still far from over.
In January, Labor leader Wall Starmer called on Johnson to resign after the prime minister admitted to attending various parties and gatherings of government staff and members of the Conservative Party during the Corona plague (“Party-Gate”). , Suddenly announced a formal criminal investigation.
The drama on Downing Street took another step in February with the resignation of Monira Mirza, head of Johnson’s Politburo and one of his closest and longtime aides. Mirza’s departure prompted a “staff cleanup” of the senior staff, which included Prime Minister Jack Doyle’s spokesman, chief of staff Dan Rosenfield and chief private secretary Martin Reynolds, but even that did not help stem the tide of bad news.
In April, Scotland Yard began fining those found guilty of violating quarantine laws. Junussen and his wife were also fined around £ 50 for attending an illegal birthday party in the Cabinet room in 2020. Johnson apologized and paid, vowing things would change.
Last month, Johnson survived the no-confidence vote in the Conservative Party after receiving 211 votes, in front of 148 MPs who voted against him. Former Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt, who is considered a candidate to succeed Johnson, has expressed concern that if the prime minister stays in office, the Conservatives will lose the next election. Jesse Norman accused the government of “lacking a sense of mission” and that “sensible planning has been replaced by meaningless rhetoric.” “You only want to change the issue and create political and cultural divisions for your benefit, when the economy is struggling, inflation is rising and growth is at most endemic,” he said.
The drama reached new heights tonight (Tuesday) after three senior members of his Conservative Party resigned, including: Finance Minister Rishi Sonak, Health Minister Sajid Javid and Conservative Party Deputy Chairman at the Sea of Apollo. Earlier, a member of his party He resigned after being caught watching porn in the House of Representatives and another member was arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault.