Politics in the UK Recover From Johnson’s Exit’s Shock

With friends and foes exchanging jabs, speculation over the future of the present administration and former British prime minister Boris Johnson erupted Saturday after his enraged exit from parliament over Covid lockdown-breaking parties.

On Friday, Johnson announced his resignation as a member of parliament, alleging that his political rivals had orchestrated a plot to push him out.

Three by-elections were called for a government that was behind in the polls after one of Johnson’s partners resigned earlier on Friday and another resigned on Saturday, putting pressure on the current prime minister Rishi Sunak.

A cross-party committee has been looking into whether the 58-year-old Johnson misled to parliament on purpose regarding political parties while in power.

He maintained he had not when he testified earlier this year.

He said that they had approached him, “making it clear that they are determined to use the proceedings against me to drive me out of parliament,” as the committee was ready to release its conclusions.

His own Conservative party has a majority on the Privileges Committee, which has the authority to impose punishment for deceiving the legislature, including suspension.

Johnson’s decision to resign saves him from the embarrassment of fighting to save his tiny majority of over 7,000 votes in the northwest London seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

He called the committee a “kangaroo court” and its leader, senior opposition Labour MP Harriet Harman.

But more than anything, he continued, “I am bewildered and appalled that I can be forced out, anti-democratically… with such egregious bias.” He expressed his sadness at departing Parliament, at least temporarily.

He said that the committee’s unpublished report was “riddled with inaccuracies and reeks of prejudice,” and that he lacked the formal means to contest whatever the committee said.

He said that their “purpose has been to find me guilty, regardless of the facts, from the beginning.”

The Privileges Committee stated Johnson “impugned the integrity of the House by his statement” in response to his resignation.

‘Good riddance’

Nadine Dorries, a steadfast supporter of Johnson, also resigned as an MP on Friday, and another supporter Nigel Adams made a similar announcement on Saturday. As a result, the incumbent prime minister Rishi Sunak, whom Johnson partially blames for his demise, now faces three challenging electoral challenges.

The response to Johnson’s shocking disclosure demonstrated his capacity to arouse intense emotions of adoration or hatred.

He was compared by The Daily Mirror to “a criminal who refuses to come to court for his sentencing.”

The public, which is experiencing a cost of living crisis, had had enough of the “never-ending Tory soap opera,” according to deputy leader of Labour Angela Rayner, while Daisy Cooper of the tiny Liberal Democrats said it was “good riddance.”

Johnson’s fans, though, rallied around him and praised his successes in advancing Brexit and energizing support for Ukraine.

tabloid with a conservative slant His “unique magnetism and historic accomplishments,” according to The Sun, “dwarf those of the pygmies who set out to expel him as an MP and, appallingly, have succeeded,”

– Retaliation

However, there was general agreement that Johnson would continue to be a concern for Sunak and a looming presence.

The Times said that while he may have resigned as a member of parliament, he was quite clear in his statement that he did not see this as the end of his political career.

According to the BBC, Rishi Sunak is haunted by the spirit of Boris Johnson. The prime minister needs it the least.

Johnson’s pledge to “get Brexit done” helped the Tories win a commanding 80 seats in the general election in December 2019.

That made it possible for him to quickly get his divorce agreement with the EU through parliament, ending years of political inaction.

But his management of the Covid epidemic, “Partygate,” and a slew of other scandals that sparked a cabinet uprising in July of last year brought him to his knees.

In spite of persistent rumors to the contrary, he resigned as prime minister and departed office in September of last year.

After the stormy term of his former employer and the brief premiership of Liz Truss, Sunak, a member of Johnson’s senior staff who left, has been attempting to calm the waters since taking office in October.

With a general election approaching in 2019, Johnson’s departure will undoubtedly be seen as his form of retaliation against Sunak.

“The administration was just a few points behind in the polls when I left office last year. That difference has now significantly increased,” Johnson said in his letter, attacking Sunak.

Johnson started as an MP in 2001 and stayed until 2008 before leaving to run for two consecutive four-year terms as mayor of London. In 2015, he ran for office once again, and under Theresa May, he served as foreign secretary.