So far in the last 24 hours, 32 of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s conservative politicians have resigned their positions in his government. A number of scandals have caused the cup to overflow. The outgoing ministers say they can no longer trust Johnson. It can thus quickly lead to a new no-confidence vote for Johnson. According to the BBC, a number of senior members of the government are now in the process of asking Johnson to resign. He has repeatedly said that he does not want to do that. Among those who will ask Johnson to leave are newly appointed finance minister Nadhim Zahawi, and Michael Gove, who is minister of housing and local government. – It is different now that Boris Johnson has been out in bad weather before. Time and time again, he has survived scandals and crises. Britain expert Øivind Bratberg says this crisis is different. – It’s different now. Key members of the government are attacking him. The Minister of Finance, by far the heaviest item, has resigned, and it has started a landslide. History indicates that we are now very close to a final point, he says. – Irresponsible of me to resign now During Question Time in Parliament today, Johnson was asked a specific question about a possible resignation: – Does the Prime Minister think there are any circumstances where the Prime Minister would resign? The answer from the Prime Minister was clear: – The job of a prime minister who has been given a challenging mandate is to continue, Boris Johnson replied. A little later he was challenged again: – But people are struggling around the country. You must realize that it is in the country’s interest that you withdraw? – The country is going through tough times. I look at all the problems our country is facing, and the biggest war in Europe in 80 years, and I do not see that it would have been my responsibility to resign now, the Prime Minister replied. At the same time, Johnson says he will not dissolve parliament if he loses the support of a majority of Conservative members. With such a move, Johnson could potentially gather new support through a parliamentary election. Overview picture of the British Parliament in London.AP Near the edge Boris Johnsen is now balancing near the edge. He may have to give up, says Øivind Bratberg. Øivind Bratberg, Associate Professor, at the Department of Political Science at the University of Oslo, believes Johnson may have to resign if more leaders in the government resign. Photo: Johan B. Sættem – If several of Johnson’s top politicians continue to resign, he may have to resign. If there is such overwhelming opposition around the government table, he can not hold on to power, Bratberg believes. According to Bratberg, what is happening now is reminiscent of what happened when former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had to resign in 1990. The Iron Woman, as she was called, was in power from 1979 to 1990. Margaret Thatcher leaves Buckingham Palace after informing the Queen of her resignation , November 22, 1990. Photo: Malcolm Linton / AP A landslide of resignations from her government led to a vote on her leadership. Although she won the vote, she chose to resign as party leader and prime minister. As the situation is right now, Bratberg does not think Johnson realizes that he is harming the party or the country. – Now the only question is how many and close allies at the top of Johnson’s government are giving up, Bratberg explains to news. Changing no-confidence vote In early June, Johnson survived a no-confidence motion, but the vote showed that over 40 percent of his own turned his back. According to party rules, he can then not be exposed to a new no-confidence motion next year. On Wednesday evening, the committee responsible for a possible rule change announces that they will only make a decision on Monday, after electing a new committee chair. – Distrust is often the beginning of the end, says Erik Mustad, senior lecturer in British studies at the University of Agder and editor of the website britiskpolitikk.no. Boris Johnson answers questions in Parliament’s committee chair for the House of Commons. Photo: Screenshot / UK Parliament’s Parliamentary Recording Unit Mustad adds that everything now indicates that Boris Johnson is fighting desperately to survive politically. As soon as employees submit their resignation application, Johnson makes sure to hire new ones. – The list is starting to get thin and it does not last long to bring in people far down on the reserve bench, Mustad says to news. Asked about this in Parliament, Johnson seemed unwavering. – I think you underestimate the talent, energy and ambitions of the members of parliament. They want things done. “I think there are a lot of members who will be able to come in and replace those who resign,” Johnson said. These are the British government members who have resigned Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP General about the British government: The British government in our sense of the word, the Cabinet, has 22 members. Most of these are called “Secretaries of State”. Furthermore, the government includes 30 Ministers of State, and 34 others (called parliamentary secretaries, sub-secretaries of state and the like). So far, 32 members of the British government have resigned. The list is updated. Departures from the Cabinet (2): Minister of Finance Rishi Sunak. Minister of Health Sajid Javid. Departures among State Secretaries (15): Ministry of Education: Will Quince, Robin Walker, Alex Burghart. Department of Finance: John Glen. Ministry of the Interior: Rachel Maclean. Department of Commerce: Lee Rowley. Department of Justice: Alex Chalk, Victoria Atkins. Ministry of Culture: Julia Lopez. Ministry of the Environment: Jo Churchill. Ministry of Labor: Mims Davies. Ministry of Gender Equality: Mike Freer Ministry of Housing and Local Government: Stuart Andrew, Kemi Badenoch, Neil O’Brien. Departures at lower level (12): Ministry of Education: David Johnston. Department of Finance: Selaine Saxby, Claire Coutinho, Craig Williams. Ministry of Health: Saqib Bhatti. Department of Transportation: Nicola Richards, Laura Trott. Ministry of Trade and Industry: Felicity Buchan. Department of Housing and Local Government: Duncan Baker. Northern Ireland Office: Jonathan Gullis, Mark Logan. Wales Office: Virginia Crosbie. Other departures (3): Bim Afolami, deputy leader of the Conservative Party. Andrew Murrison, Trade Envoy to Morocco. Theodora Clarke: Trade Envoy to Kenya. Sources: BBC, Store norske leksikon. Landslide of departures Johnson has today not been influenced by anyone who is now leaving the government. The Secretary of State for the British Ministry of Children and Family Affairs Will Quince has announced that he is resigning. “I have no choice but to live my resignation,” Quince said in a lengthy explanation on Twitter. Former United Kingdom Secretary of State Will Quince. Photo: CHRIS JACKSON / AFP The message came shortly after the secretary of the British Ministry of Transport, Laura Trott, announced that she was resigning. – Trust in politics is, and must always be, of paramount importance, but unfortunately this has been lost in recent months, she writes in a post on Facebook on Wednesday morning. Both state distrust of Boris Johnson as a reason for leaving. Former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak was among the first to step down from the Johnson government. Photo: POOL / Reuters Just before 11 o’clock it also became clear that the Secretary of State in the British Ministry of Education, Robin Walker, is also leaving. So just after 12, John Glen also resigned as Secretary of State for the Treasury. Just before Question Time in Parliament started at At 1 p.m., it also became clear that Secretary of State Victoria Atkins was withdrawing from the Department of Justice. Conservative British politician and MP Jo Churchill also chose to resign. With today’s latest dismissals, a total of 32 government members have resigned since Tuesday. Whip for the Conservatives, Chris Pincher, off 10 Downing Street. Photo: Aaron Chown / AP Know about sexual harassment warning Many of those who are now withdrawing are now clear in their distrust of Boris Johnson, after it became clear that Johnson knew that whip Chris Pincher had notice of sexual harassment against him. Will Quince has previously defended Johnsen for handling Pincher. When it became clear that Johnson knew about the notice, Quince realized he could not continue working for Johnson. There has also been a storm around Johnson after the much-publicized partygate scandal, in which he and several other high-ranking Tory politicians were fined for partying when Britain was under severe coronary restrictions. The incident led to a no-confidence vote against the prime minister in the Conservatives’ party group. The Conservative Party has been in several storms lately. Recently, by-elections had to be held in two constituencies because the conservative representatives from there had to resign. One for watching porn during a meeting in parliament, the other after being sentenced to prison for abusing a 15-year-old boy, writes NTB.
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