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    Boris Johnson announced plans to resign as prime minister of the United Kingdom on Thursday in a tumultuous end for a government that once enjoyed a strong democratic mandate.

    Johnson’s roughly three-year tenure ended in disarray after he threatened a standoff with his party and a possible general election following the resignation of 42 ministers who deemed his position "untenable." He says new leadership is "clearly now the will" of Parliament.

    Johnson hopes to remain in a caretaker position as his Conservative Party elects a new prime minister, a process that may take roughly two months.

    Conservative ministers declared that they had lost confidence in the prime minister after news emerged he had elevated Chris Pincher to the powerful role of deputy chief whip despite allegations of sexual misconduct.

    But it was not the only scandal that Johnson’s government had to wrangle with. It was merely the final one that ministers could tolerate, bringing an end to his sole ambition and goal in politics.

    "Boris Johnson’s place in history is assured given his stewardship of Brexit, vaccine rollout during the COVID-19 crisis and staunch defense of the free world in Ukraine," Alan Mendoza, co-founder and executive director of the Henry Jackson Society, told Fox News Digital.

    "His personal foibles were known to all before he came to office and have always been part and parcel of his offering. They will not affect the reality that he has got the big calls right and has always confounded his critics in doing so."

    The prime minister also had displayed Churchillian support for Ukraine during the Russian invasion, earning him plaudits at a time when he otherwise struggled for positive press. The highs and lows of his run to the leadership — and his eventual fall — will ensure he remains a figure of enduring fascination and interest in both British and global politics.
    ohnson achieved his most high-profile platform to date as a leading figure in the pro-Brexit movement, pushing for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. He favored a "no-deal" exit from the union, which many criticized as laying the groundwork for chaos, but he stayed his course and refused to compromise.

    But the good feelings did not last as Johnson’s government almost immediately faced the challenge of managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Johnson pursued strict lockdown measures but faced a constant back and forth over his support for such policies as time went on. He initially claimed that the virus would disappear after 12 weeks and reintroduced measures after initially removing them too quickly.

    Revelations of wild parties in government offices during the strictest lockdown measures drew strong anger from the public. The "Partygate" fiasco revealed a culture of partying and rule breaking throughout the pandemic, with senior civil servant Sue Gray calling the gatherings "a serious failure" to observe the standards expected of those working in government.

    Johnson’s ability to deflect the most serious scandals — which some compared to political Teflon — started to fail him as he could not dismiss or duck the outcry over the parties.

    EUROPEAN SUPPORT FOR UKRAINIAN RECOVERY MAY RELY ON COUNTRY REFORMING ‘SOCIAL POLICIES’

    The scandal resulted in the worst polling figures in years for the Conservative Party, showing in May that if a general election occurred, the party would lose control of the government. The scandals and new data prompted a "no confidence" vote, but Johnson survived one last time.

    He immediately faced two fresh controversies that appeared to completely destroy any remaining faith and support he had. A report by Private Eye alleged that aides walked in on Johnson receiving oral sex from then-aide and future wife Carrie Symonds in 2018 while he served as foreign secretary. There was also the sex scandal involving Pinter.
    https://www.foxnews.com/world/boris-...ultuous-tenure

    Johnson had the chance to take full control of those negotiations after leading a vote to oust then-Prime Minister Theresa May and winning control of both the party and the country in 2019. His government got off to a strong start as negotiators secured a post-Brexit free trade deal with the EU shortly before the Jan. 1 2021 deadline, which Johnson claimed had given the U.K. control over its future.
    I don't know how you were diverted / You were perverted too
    I don't know how you were inverted / No one alerted you

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    good on Brexit.. other then that Im not a fan

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    Quote Originally Posted by dukkha View Post
    good on Brexit.. other then that Im not a fan
    No BoJo, no Brexit.

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    He was forced out . ' Resignation ' is a polite term for him being booted and pissed upon.

    He hasn't gone entirely though. His stench will pervade until the assholes that empowered him have selected another Tory parasite.
    " First they came for the journalists...
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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    He was forced out . ' Resignation ' is a polite term for him being booted and pissed upon.

    He hasn't gone entirely though. His stench will pervade until the assholes that empowered him have selected another Tory parasite.

    We got Dems that have done far worse, and are still in office.
    "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
    — Joe Biden on Obama.

    Socialism is just the modern word for monarchy.

    D.C. has become a Guild System with an hierarchy and line of accession much like the Royal Court or priestly classes.

    Private citizens are perfectly able of doing a better job without "apprenticing".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigdog View Post
    We got Dems that have done far worse, and are still in office.
    Of course. Democracy is pretty much fucked, worldwide.
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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    Of course. Democracy is pretty much fucked, worldwide.
    It worked in 2016 in the U.S..

    "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
    — Joe Biden on Obama.

    Socialism is just the modern word for monarchy.

    D.C. has become a Guild System with an hierarchy and line of accession much like the Royal Court or priestly classes.

    Private citizens are perfectly able of doing a better job without "apprenticing".

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    Quote Originally Posted by dukkha View Post
    Boris Johnson announced plans to resign as prime minister of the United Kingdom on Thursday in a tumultuous end for a government that once enjoyed a strong democratic mandate.

    Johnson’s roughly three-year tenure ended in disarray after he threatened a standoff with his party and a possible general election following the resignation of 42 ministers who deemed his position "untenable." He says new leadership is "clearly now the will" of Parliament.

    Johnson hopes to remain in a caretaker position as his Conservative Party elects a new prime minister, a process that may take roughly two months.

    Conservative ministers declared that they had lost confidence in the prime minister after news emerged he had elevated Chris Pincher to the powerful role of deputy chief whip despite allegations of sexual misconduct.

    But it was not the only scandal that Johnson’s government had to wrangle with. It was merely the final one that ministers could tolerate, bringing an end to his sole ambition and goal in politics.

    "Boris Johnson’s place in history is assured given his stewardship of Brexit, vaccine rollout during the COVID-19 crisis and staunch defense of the free world in Ukraine," Alan Mendoza, co-founder and executive director of the Henry Jackson Society, told Fox News Digital.

    "His personal foibles were known to all before he came to office and have always been part and parcel of his offering. They will not affect the reality that he has got the big calls right and has always confounded his critics in doing so."

    The prime minister also had displayed Churchillian support for Ukraine during the Russian invasion, earning him plaudits at a time when he otherwise struggled for positive press. The highs and lows of his run to the leadership — and his eventual fall — will ensure he remains a figure of enduring fascination and interest in both British and global politics.
    ohnson achieved his most high-profile platform to date as a leading figure in the pro-Brexit movement, pushing for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. He favored a "no-deal" exit from the union, which many criticized as laying the groundwork for chaos, but he stayed his course and refused to compromise.

    But the good feelings did not last as Johnson’s government almost immediately faced the challenge of managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Johnson pursued strict lockdown measures but faced a constant back and forth over his support for such policies as time went on. He initially claimed that the virus would disappear after 12 weeks and reintroduced measures after initially removing them too quickly.

    Revelations of wild parties in government offices during the strictest lockdown measures drew strong anger from the public. The "Partygate" fiasco revealed a culture of partying and rule breaking throughout the pandemic, with senior civil servant Sue Gray calling the gatherings "a serious failure" to observe the standards expected of those working in government.

    Johnson’s ability to deflect the most serious scandals — which some compared to political Teflon — started to fail him as he could not dismiss or duck the outcry over the parties.

    EUROPEAN SUPPORT FOR UKRAINIAN RECOVERY MAY RELY ON COUNTRY REFORMING ‘SOCIAL POLICIES’

    The scandal resulted in the worst polling figures in years for the Conservative Party, showing in May that if a general election occurred, the party would lose control of the government. The scandals and new data prompted a "no confidence" vote, but Johnson survived one last time.

    He immediately faced two fresh controversies that appeared to completely destroy any remaining faith and support he had. A report by Private Eye alleged that aides walked in on Johnson receiving oral sex from then-aide and future wife Carrie Symonds in 2018 while he served as foreign secretary. There was also the sex scandal involving Pinter.
    https://www.foxnews.com/world/boris-...ultuous-tenure

    Johnson had the chance to take full control of those negotiations after leading a vote to oust then-Prime Minister Theresa May and winning control of both the party and the country in 2019. His government got off to a strong start as negotiators secured a post-Brexit free trade deal with the EU shortly before the Jan. 1 2021 deadline, which Johnson claimed had given the U.K. control over its future.
    Mass immigration has destroyed the UK. London has fallen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LyingFishy View Post
    Mass immigration has destroyed the UK. London has fallen.
    Where are your numbers, Meme Moron ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by goat View Post
    No BoJo, no Brexit.
    Not in the least bit true, several candidates not least Liz Truss, Ben Wallace have vowed to defend Brexit. Tories have been speculating that whoever eventually come out on top would have to cope with Johnson causing trouble for them.

    One said: 'He is a hugely charismatic person. He is a rock star and a big figure on the world stage. He is not going to fade away in the background.'

    He's not going immediately anyway and is likely to be caretaker PM till September

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...y-contest.html

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    BoJo= the Uk's Donald Trump.
    Lock Him Up

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    Your Brexit scum will shortly be washed down the plug-hole, maggot.

    Six charts that show how the UK economy is in crisis

    https://www.theguardian.com/business...y-is-in-crisis
    UK’s ‘unsustainable’ debt could reach 320% of GDP in 50 years, OBR warns
    https://www.theguardian.com/business...ears-obr-warns
    Collapsing public support suggests Brexit is anything but done

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics...thing-but-done

    You were utterly confused over Bozo and your ' prophesies ' are a forum joke. Time for you to fuck off with him, old bean.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigdog View Post
    It worked in 2016 in the U.S..

    to be fair, the part where the demmycrats picked their candidate didn't work so well in either 2016 or 2020.....that resembled an oligarchy more than a democracy......
    Isaiah 6:5
    “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”

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    Fact-checking three years of Boris Johnson's claims

    'Put £500 into the pockets of everybody'

    A lie

    'There will be no checks on goods going from GB to NI, or NI to GB'

    A lie

    'There are hundreds of thousands - I think 400,000 - fewer families living in poverty now than there were in 2010'

    A lie

    'I wear a mask wherever the rules say that I should'

    A lie

    'The guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times'

    A lie

    'Proudly restoring the crown stamp on to the side of pint glasses'

    A lie

    Warm homes discount 'worth £140 per week'

    A lie

    'More people in work now than before the pandemic began'

    A lie

    'We have been cutting crime by 14%'

    A lie

    Sanctioned 'a further 100 last week'

    A lie

    'We've done more to resettle vulnerable people than any other European country since 2015'


    A lie

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/62071182
    And that is how the stumblebum degenerate achieved the position of prime minister of England.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Primavera View Post
    Not in the least bit true, several candidates not least Liz Truss, Ben Wallace have vowed to defend Brexit. Tories have been speculating that whoever eventually come out on top would have to cope with Johnson causing trouble for them.

    One said: 'He is a hugely charismatic person. He is a rock star and a big figure on the world stage. He is not going to fade away in the background.'

    He's not going immediately anyway and is likely to be caretaker PM till September

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...y-contest.html
    By Peter Thal Larsen

    As a political idea, however, Brexit is now depleted. Johnson’s intervention in the referendum was crucial in swinging public support behind leaving the EU. His chaotic tenure as prime minister discredited that movement as a coherent force for changing Britain. For Brexit, the prime minister’s departure from office is the beginning of the end.

    https://www.reuters.com/breakingview...it-2022-07-07/

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