British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made quite a show today of announcing his resignation. But the “greased piglet” that he is, he made clear his intent to squeeze out a few more months in power.
In fact, Johnson reportedly spent the hours before announcing his “resignation” reshuffling his cabinet. The man is insufferable!
Mind you, given the brazen lies and trademark hijinks he used to get into No. 10 Downing Street, it should come as no surprise that his fall from grace has been the swiftest and most ignominious of any prime minister’s in British history.
And yes, some of us warned it would be thus – as I did in the commentary “Britain Elects Boris to Make England ‘an Island Entire of Itself,” December 12, 2019.
Mr Johnson’s departure followed a mass revolt by ministers over his leadership, sparked by the dramatic resignation of Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Tuesday. …
Mr Johnson came to power in July 2019, and six months later won a massive majority in a general election.
However, he has been dogged by controversy in recent months, including a fine for breaking his own lockdown laws and his handling of sexual misconduct allegations against former Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher.
(BBC, July 7, 2022)
But this careless bounder now wants to be “caretaker” prime minister until the Tories elect his replacement – a process he knows could take months.
And he’s bound to do everything in his power to draw it out for as long as possible. What’s more, he knows he can count on far too many spineless Tory ditherers to go along with this titanic charade.
This is why Labour leader Keir Starmer is threatening to trigger elections if he refuses to go now! Strike while the iron is hot. Bravo, Keir!
Meanwhile, polls show Ben Wallace, another man of Johnson’s ilk, in poll position to replace him.
Conservative MP Ben Wallace is the favourite among Tory members to replace Boris Johnson as party leader and prime minister, new polling shows.
The Defence secretary beats all other contenders in YouGov polling of Conservative members about who they would vote for.
The pollster asked members who they would choose in a head-to-head contest, asking about various different scenarios with different candidates.
In all scenarios containing Mr Wallace he wins by a significant margin, they found.
(Independent, July 7, 2022)
Because God forbid Britons should have a principled non-white like Rishi Sunak or Sajid Javid as prime minister…
Remarkably, these poll results make Harry and Meghan look smart … and sympathetic.
This is why nothing will show Britain finally coming to its senses post Brexit quite like the Tories choosing a non-white person as party leader – thereby making that person the first non-white prime minister in British history!
Oh, perhaps you’ve noticed that things are falling apart in Britain’s relationship with members of The Commonwealth. But I suspect a non-white prime minister could help it last that much longer…
In any event, here’s to the Tories rising to the occasion to rid Britain of this troublesome prime minister, now!
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