Are you pleased Boris Johnson has resigned as prime minister?
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7th July 2022
7th July 2022
The prime minister resigned on the steps of 10 Downing Street today.
Boris Johnson made it clear that he didn’t want to step down from the job but hadn’t been able to persuade other members of the Government that he should stay. He said it was “painful” and he was sad “to be giving up the best job in the world” but would stay on until a new prime minister is appointed.
The pressure had been building on Boris Johnson since Tuesday when Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid resigned from the prime minister’s top table of Government – the cabinet.
After that, nearly 60 more Government ministers also quit their jobs.
The Government ministers felt they couldn’t support the prime minister after a series of scandals. The latest was Boris Johnson giving a senior job to an MP who had been accused of assaulting people in a club. Before this, Boris Johnson had already been facing a lot of bad headlines, including criticisms over parties held at Downing Street during the Covid lockdowns. The PM was fined for breaking the law after going to one of the parties.
In his resignation speech, the prime minister said he was proud of the achievements of the Government and that it would continue to back people in Ukraine fighting for their freedom.
What happens next?
Boris Johnson’s political party, the Conservatives, have to appoint a new leader who will become prime minister. This is because the Conservative Party had the most MPs elected in the last general election and will remain in Government until the next election is held.
How will they choose the new prime minister?
Conservative MPs can put themselves forward for the job and then there are a series of votes by other Conservative MPs. In each round, the person with the smallest number of votes drops out until there are only two people left.
The final two are then voted on by all Conservative Party members – not just MPs.
The whole process can take around six weeks.
People being tipped to become prime minister include Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi; the person who had the job before him, Rishi Sunak; Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab; International Trade Secretary Penny Mordaunt; Defence Secretary Ben Wallace; Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former Health Secretary Sajid Javid.
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36 Comments
bluecat18 · 2 years ago
I am not pleased that Boris has resigned because that just leads the government into a deeper hole after Rishi Sunak's resignation.
plopbecker · 2 years ago
He held a party while others were suffering indoors losing family members. Unacceptable!
robro · 2 years ago
Yes, as hopefully the country will become a better place and I think that is the right time for him to step down.
marthajja · 2 years ago
I do think this should've happened earlier as he has broken quite a few of his own rules but it was the right thing to do to resign now.
ivansp2011 · 2 years ago
Even though he did make a few positive changes in the British society, he shows himself as a hypocrite. Forcing people into lockdown whilst having a party himself was not a very reasonable and practical thing to do. Also, we need help in our country as well, so we should spend more on our country, as well as Ukraine.
mistywater · 2 years ago
Yes! Absolutely!
catlover15 · 2 years ago
I think it it ridiculous of him to put rules in place to KEEP US SAFE and then break those rules himself, putting the entire country at risk. I think it was right to put pressure on him to step down.
snowbear · 2 years ago
I am very pleased Borris has resgined from being prime minister because he couldn't be trusted to tell the truth and he was just not fit for the job.
hee-bee · 2 years ago
I am pleased because he is not fit for his job anymore. There is no point having a PM that you don’t trust.
komalshaik · 2 years ago
ITS GOOD THAT HE HAS RESINGED BECAUSE WHEN WE WHERE ISOLATING FROM OUR FAMILYS ' HE WAS PARTYING!!!
mangogirl1 · 2 years ago
I am pleased because all the lies and issues were getting too much.
micrad · 2 years ago
I think that it was brilliant that Mr Johnson resigned because I dislike that he was partying while everyone was stuck at home and that his policies have not helped struggling families during the cost of living rise.
lig · 2 years ago
I think he should not of resigned, he should of just mended his ways and carried on, instead of resigning because now the government have to go to the trouble to find another prime minister.
yikes · 2 years ago
Yes, as it was party house for Boris Johnson during covid.
yashnadh · 2 years ago
While Boris had made some bad decisions over the past, he was there for us during the rollout of covid jabs during 2020 2021. When he resigned, he left us with a larger problem than we had before as we have no official political leader now.
squidsplat · 2 years ago
Yes, I am pleased. Boris Johnson's 'issues' were getting out of hand. It is time for him to step down.
aces10 · 2 years ago
Most of the time, if a prime minister made a big mistake then they would resign. Boris has made so many mistakes, and refused to give up his job. I mean, having a party and breaking his own rules - he’s finally made the right decision.
first@news · 2 years ago
so am I pleased that he resigned
cjlion · 2 years ago
I'm not into politics but I'm glad he resigned.👩💼
gkoc · 2 years ago
I don’t want Boris to resign because he broke his own rules AND I just don’t want him (I hope I’m in the actual paper)
piggypip · 2 years ago
I think that Boris did the right thing by resigning because he was being selfish by trying to stay in power when his party didn't believe in him.
athenakid · 2 years ago
Ok. Boris supporter can change their mind! Boris is a horrible human being and should not have to be tolerated! Especially as the leader of the stinking country! 😑
max1234 · 2 years ago
Yes because he did do some unpredictable things. He had parties in Lockdown, and only last week he cancelled a meeting only to do a leaving party. He could leave it for another time and he is supposed to be a responsible adult, not a adult with a childish habit of going to parties.
max1234 · 2 years ago
Boris Johnson is supposed to be RESPONSIBLE, not a adult-ish child who goes to parties.
annalls · 2 years ago
Even though I voted that I am pleased, it causes a lot of trouble with re-voting and stuff like that but also he did bad things and lied to get out of bad situations.
annalls · 2 years ago
I also think that as he had the garden party, he shouldn't have made that rule. At least the party was outside though. If it was indoors he would have been in even deeper trouble. DON'T MAKE RULES THAT YOU CAN'T KEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lovelymrj · 2 years ago
He did not follow his own rules
uniquestar · 2 years ago
I feel like it has come to a point where most people can't trust Boris Johnson
puncho1567 · 2 years ago
Yes I am pleased to see the PM resign he is not fit to run this country, he breaks his own rules, he just can't be trusted, I really hope the next PM will be better
stingray1 · 2 years ago
Yes because he was untrustworthy and told a lot of lies!
beatrice11 · 2 years ago
I am pleased that Boris Johnson has resigned because he has said some awful things however if you were to look up Boris Johnson the first things that come up are the funny things he’s said and done just to cover up all the bad things. Everybody in his government was resigning there was no other way to go on so I’m glad he’s resigned
mxm0 · 2 years ago
Yes, in my opinion, get out Boris and good riddance. he's done so many things that have just brought our government to rock bottom and its good he's gone.
m02b237 · 2 years ago
I do not like the idea of Boris Johnson quitting his job. I do not like Joe Biden in the USA either. I like Boris and Donald Trump because I like someone who make me laugh, not a prime minister/president who puts me to sleep.
ginny09876 · 2 years ago
Yes! I am very pleased that Boris Johnson has resigned! He set rules that you can’t go and see your family or friends even if they are DYING! But HE had parties whilst people were dying and couldn’t say goodbye to the people they love.
allegrag · 2 years ago
I’m actually really glad because he was like a liar he said stuff that were never done
maijun · 2 years ago
Not really.