Leaves continue to fall from the tree of British government, as five new ministers announced their resignations on Wednesday morning, while Prime Minister Boris Johnson continues to insist that he will resist any attempt to remove him.
These include Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, Foreign Secretary for Security and Borders Damian Hinds, Science Secretary George Freeman, Pensions Secretary Jay Opperman and Technology Secretary Chris Philp.
In this way, the number of ministers and officials who resigned from the British government on Tuesday reached 52 people.
It comes as some ministers took to Downing Street on Wednesday evening to tell Johnson he had to go, with one encouraging him to step down by setting a timetable rather than face a no-confidence vote.
Several MPs said: Now the question is when he should step down or not.
England and Wales Attorney General Suella Braverman called on Johnson to resign on Wednesday, becoming the first government minister to say she would stand for him in any race to lead a Conservative party.
“I think it’s time for the prime minister to step down,” Braverman told ITV.
He added: “He does not want to resign from his position, but if there is a competition for leadership, I will put my name in the ring.”
Dozens of people publicly criticized Johnson’s honesty after he was forced to apologize for appointing a lawmaker to a party discipline position and failed to inform him that the politician had been the focus of sexual misconduct complaints.
It was the latest crisis to beset his government after months of blunders, the latest being reports that parties were held in his Downing Street residence and office in breach of strict coronavirus lockdown rules, and police fined him. On him
But despite growing calls for him to resign, Boris Johnson says: “I will not be resigning and the last thing this country needs frankly is an election.”
Source: Lebanon Debate
