British Prime Minister to the Cabinet: “I will not resign.”
A British newspaper reported that the prime minister had told his cabinet ministers that he would not resign because he believed it would cause months of chaos and instability.
At the same time as the pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson increased following the mass resignation of cabinet ministers, he refused to accept the requests to resign.
The Times reported early Thursday that Johnson had told his cabinet ministers he would not resign because he believed it would cause months of turmoil and instability.
The report said: “The prime minister is absolutely determined to stay and believes that the resignation of the government will leave him in free fall without any ministers and distract the Conservative Party with a leadership contest.”
On Wednesday, at least nine cabinet ministers in London protested against Johnson and called on him to resign as he lost his authority over the Conservative Party. Johnson responded by firing British Housing Secretary Michael Gove, who was among them. (More details)
“Sky News” news channel also reported that the number of officials who have resigned from Boris Johnson’s cabinet has reached 31 people. Meanwhile, Robert Genrick, the former minister of the British government, announced in a statement that Johnson has failed to lead the country in the direction it needs and should resign.
This wave of resignations in the government took place after Johnson admitted that he heard Christopher Pincher’s explanation about the sexual accusation against him and that it was convincing to him. This is despite the fact that Johnson had previously said that he had no knowledge of the accusations against him when he promoted Pincher to the deputy director of Nazem Palaman.
Pincher stepped down after revelations about the sexual assault of two people. In a letter to Johnson, he told him that he had drunk too much on the night of the party and had embarrassed “himself and others”.
The British government has faced many scandals since Johnson took office. Previously, the numerous parties and receptions of the members of the Johnson government during the peak of the corona restrictions in this country became controversial, which became known as the “Party Gate” scandal.
