On Thursday, Boris Johnson announced his intention to resign immediately as British prime minister, bringing a turbulent conclusion to a government that once had a solid democratic mandate.
He believes new leadership is "obviously now the will" of Parliament. Johnson's nearly three-year term ended in shambles after he threatened a showdown with his party and a potential general election following the resignation of 42 ministers who deemed his position "untenable."
MPs Call For Boris Johnson's Resignation
As his Conservative Party selects a new prime minister, a procedure that might take around two months, Johnson intends to continue in a caretaker role. After learning that the prime minister had promoted Chris Pincher to the prestigious position of deputy chief whip despite allegations of sexual misconduct, Conservative ministers said they no longer had trust in the leader of the country.
However, it wasn't the only controversy with which Johnson's administration had to contend. It was only the last one that the ministers would put up with, ending his one and only political aspiration, as per Fox News.
During the Russian invasion, the prime minister also showed Churchillian support for Ukraine, which won him praise at a time when he was generally having a hard time garnering favorable news. His ascent to the top and subsequent collapse will guarantee that he remains a figure of enduring intrigue and interest in both British and international politics.
It is a spectacular tumble for a leader who overcame opposition to get a Brexit agreement with the European Union before easily winning elections in 2019 and pledging significant improvements for a nation that has been embroiled in conflict and dysfunction for years.
In distributing COVID-19 vaccinations and removing pandemic restrictions earlier than many other countries, Johnson claimed significant wins. But a litany of scandals and missteps have plagued his government in recent months. Additionally, his administration has been under fire for its intentions to renege on its own Brexit agreement with regard to Northern Ireland and its practice of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Johnson, a New York City native who attended Oxford University and Eton College for his education, was sacked by the British newspaper The Times in 1987 for fabricating a statement. Additionally, after being elected to the Parliament, he lost his post as party leader in 2004 due to suspicions of an affair with a journalist.
He has seven kids in total, two with his wife Carrie Johnson, one with his wife Helen Macintyre, and four with his ex-wife Marina Wheeler. He has previously resisted revealing the precise number of children he had, according to NBC News.
From 2008 to 2016, Johnson ruled as mayor of London, garnering admirers on all sides of the political aisle with his socially liberal outlook and flamboyant flair. Even before then, he was a well-known politician who stood out from his more traditional contemporaries because of his purposefully messy appearance.
In the 2016 referendum, he headed the "Leave" campaign. In the 2019 election, he defeated the so-called "Red Wall," a group of traditionally working-class Labour Party seats in the midlands and the north, to win the party its largest majority since Margaret Thatcher in 1987.
Bori Johnson's Controversies During Tenure
The departure follows a string of scandals, including the most recent "Partygate" controversy involving illegal gatherings in Downing Street that ended in a vote of no-confidence last month that Johnson narrowly avoided. According to BBC, the following are some of Boris Johnson's most contentious issues:
Partygate
The prime minister received a fine in April for violating the lockdown regulations after attending an event on his birthday in June 2020. During the initial lockdown, he also expressed regret for attending a "bring your own booze" party in the Downing Street garden.
Overall, 126 persons received penalties from the Metropolitan Police for violating the lockdown regulations in Downing Street and Whitehall. Additionally, a report by senior civil servant Sue Gray detailed a number of social gatherings hosted by political staff members that violated lockdown regulations.
Chris Pincher Affair
The deputy chief whip for the Conservative Party at the time, Chris Pincher, attended a private members' club in London. He "drank way too much" and "embarrassed himself," in his own words. He was accused of groping two guys, which sparked a wave of claims, some of which were made years earlier. It sparked a series of actions that led to the prime minister's resignation.
Owen Paterson Row
A House of Commons committee suggested Owen Paterson, a conservative MP at the time, be suspended for 30 days in October 2021. According to the committee, he violated lobbying laws in an effort to help the firms that paid him.
However, the Conservatives, who were led by the prime minister, opted to suspend him temporarily and form a new committee to review the way investigations were conducted. Paterson ultimately decided to quit after a clamor. Johnson subsequently acknowledged that his handling of the matter had "crashed the automobile."
The continual series of ethical complaints, ranging from alcohol-fueled government parties that violated security regulations to how he handled a sexual misconduct issue involving a top party politician, tainted Johnson's stint as prime minister.
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