On July 7, it was announced that Boris Johnson resigned as the leader of the British Conservative Party. Following this, Boris Johnson, who addressed the nation, confirmed that he will step down from the post of Prime Minister. “I am proud of the achievements of this government,” he said.
What is the background of Boris Johnson’s resignation?
A vote of no confidence was passed against Boris Johnson’s government at midnight on June 6. Boris Johnson retained his position with 59 percent of the vote in the confidence vote. Although the victory kept Boris Johnson in office, opposition to his leadership within the party weakened his authority.
In a month after that, Rishi Sunak resigned as the country’s finance minister and Sajid Javit resigned from the health minister’s post, saying that they no longer have confidence in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is in charge of leading the country.
More than fifty Torr MPs have since resigned from government or party positions. This is a moment when political pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson. Apart from this, Boris Johnson admitted that “it was my biggest mistake to appoint MP Chris as ‘Deputy Chief Whip’ earlier this year when he was aware of some allegations pending against him”. Boris apologized to all those affected.