Boris Johnson cornered by a wave of resignations, a statement from the Prime Minister expected during the day

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11:33 am : Britain’s opposition leader, Labor Keir Starmer, called it a “good news the prospect of the departure of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “We don’t need a change in the leadership of the Tories. We need a real change in government”he added.

11:27 : New resignation from the British government: the Minister of the Environment, Rebecca Pow, announces that she is leaving her post. “The values, integrity and morals that drive me are at stake, and the needs of the country must always come first”she wrote.

11:06 : Hello @Helen, the British government has 116 members, which is not unusual across the Channel. David Cameron’s government (2010) had 118 and Theresa May’s (2015) 118.

11:02 : Hello. Silly question. But how many members does the English government have? We criticize the French government, we find that there are too many members in ours but 50 resignations is starting to do…

10:28 : Boris Johnson will address the British in the morning, says Downing Street.

10:20 a.m. : According to the BBC (in English)Boris Johnson will step down as leader of the Conservative Party this afternoon, but will remain in office at 10 Downing Street until a new party leader is appointed this autumn, who will take his place as Prime Minister .

10:13 a.m. : It is now Caroline Johnson, the vice-president of the conservative party (that of Boris Johnson), who has just announced her resignation.

10:03 : In a letter to Boris Johnson posted on Twitter, Michelle Donelan explains that she considers the resignation of members of the government to be “the only way” still possible to force the Prime Minister to resign. “You put us in an impossible situation”she told Boris Johnson.

10:00 a.m. : Appointed on Tuesday, the new British Minister of Education announces her resignation.

09:37 : Conservative British MP Steve Baker believes that “this morning, the government is clearly in free fall”, after a new resignation in the government of Boris Johnson. According to him, the rules must be modified to allow the organization of a new vote of confidence, which should take place no later than Tuesday.

09:01 : Here is a new point on the news:

The pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson. Nearly 50 members of the government resigned and a delegation of ministers asked him to leave 10 Downing Street.

Elisabeth Borne gave her general policy speech to the deputies yesterday. Pension reform, renationalization of EDF, purchasing power… Here is what to remember.

#POLITICS Faced with inflation, the government is presenting this afternoon to the Council of Ministers its “purchasing power” bill and a draft amending budget. Among the main measures: the 4% increase in retirement pensions and social benefits, the 3.5% increase in the salaries of public officials and a food check of 100 euros.

#INFLATION Soaring food and energy prices around the world have pushed 71 million people living in low-income countries into poverty in just three months, says a report by the United Nations Development Program .

08:16 : “Decent and responsible government is built on honesty, integrity and mutual respect – it is with deep personal regret that I must leave government as I believe these values ​​are no longer upheld,” he said in a letter posted on Twitter and addressed to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

08:07 : The minister in charge of Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis, in turn leaves the government of Boris Johnson.

07:14 : Once is not custom, I invite in this press review of the British ones, who are unanimous on the troubles of Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister. “He is fighting for his life”title the Times.
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07:48 : It is 6 o’clock, here is the first point on the news:

#POLITICS Elisabeth Borne gave her general policy speech to the deputies yesterday. Pension reform, renationalization of EDF, purchasing power… Here is what to remember.

#POLITICS Faced with inflation, the government is presenting this afternoon to the Council of Ministers its “purchasing power” bill and a draft amending budget. Among the main measures: the 4% increase in retirement pensions and social benefits, the 3.5% increase in the salaries of public officials and a food check of 100 euros.

The pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson. More than 40 members of the government resigned and a delegation of ministers asked him to leave 10 Downing Street.

#UKRAINE Civilians continued to evacuate the bombed city of Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine, the next objective of Russian forces in their plan to fully conquer the Donbass basin.

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