In the United Kingdom, calls for the resignation are increasing against Boris Johnson. The British Prime Minister had to apologize to Parliament on Wednesday, January 12, after the press revealed that he had participated in a reception, in May 2020, in full confinement with 40 people.
From our correspondent in London, Emeline Wine
“ Pathetic “, a ” shame ” for the Mirror, “ indefensible ” for the Daily Express. Editorial writers, Guardian for example, wonder about Boris Johnson’s ability to pass himself off as an idiot – the Prime Minister explained, this Wednesday, having taken an alcoholic party for a work meeting.
On its website, the BBC tells how, after his speech to MPs, Boris Johnson invited himself to the cafeteria to appease Conservative MPs who could trigger a motion of no confidence to replace him at the head of the party.
The daily The Guardian, rather on the left, draws up a gallery of portraits of the potential successors of “BoJo”. A name comes up regularly on all the front pages: Rishi Sunak, the Minister of the Economy, favorite of the bookmakers.
the Telegraph also underlines the latter’s absence during his boss’s apologies and his very lukewarm support for the Prime Minister. Voters’ support is indeed eroding. Six in 10 Britons think Boris Johnson should quit, top-line poll shows The Very Serious Times.
The Conservatives are now given 10 points behind the Labor opposition, unheard of since 2013.
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Britons furious with their head of government
Outside Parliament, many passers-by stopped following the accusations against Boris Johnson. Only the most upset express themselves. ” I am very angry ! “Since the revelations Monday evening Janet does not take off. ” I’m angry because during the confinement, I was having coffee with my husband on a bench, we weren’t hurting anyone, we were just us, and the police fined us, us, with our coffee. “
In letters to readers, some conservatives believe that the opposition could not have done better. For Lee, a Labor voter, the government has a duty to set an example: ” It’s do as I say, not as I do. This man is a national disgrace. He doesn’t care about us, he doesn’t care what he has done, he doesn’t care what we go through while he does as he pleases. “
Like him, 60% of Britons believe that Boris Johnson should resign. Jacqueline also hopes for his departure: “ He may be released, but I think they will wait for the local elections in May to eject him if they fail. You know, they call him the Minister of Teflon, like the pans, because everything slides on him. He’ll be fine… But he won’t last forever, and I can’t wait for him to get kicked in the ass. “