Faced with pressure from his ministers, Boris Johnson renounces new health restrictions

While there were 91,000 positive cases of Covid-19 in the United Kingdom, Monday, December 20, the government gives up putting in place new health measures. “This is an extremely impressive figure and as British scientists urged the government to take strong action, Boris Johnson has decided not to decide. Yet he had called a meeting of his cabinet in the early afternoon.”, says journalist Benjamin Delombre, live from London (United Kingdom).

Several options were on the table, including that of strict containment. “The problem according to the British media is that in front of him, a dozen of his own ministers were opposed to new restrictions before Christmas. After two hours of discussion, Boris Johnson therefore bowed to their will. say the British Prime Minister is in serious political trouble in his country and he could not afford to alienate much of his government “, concludes the journalist.