British health and finance ministers resign after “losing confidence” in Johnson

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The Ministers of Health and Finance, Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak, respectively, presented their resignations on Tuesday, after losing confidence in the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.

“It was a privilege to be asked to return to the Government to serve as Minister of Health and Social Care at such a critical time for our country,” Javid wrote in a letter addressed to Johnson, who questions the motion of confidence he had to face last month.

Thus, Javid has defended that although the conservatives have been “competent in acting in the national interest”, in the current circumstances, “unfortunately”, the population believes that they are no longer, as shown by the fact that “a large number” of deputies ‘Tories’ will vote in favor of dismissing Johnson.

“I am sorry to say that it is clear to me that this situation will not change under his leadership and therefore he has also lost my confidence,” said Javid.

For his part, Sunak has done the same when considering that Johnson does not meet the “standards” of conduct that are presupposed to a prime minister, from whom the population expects him to lead the Government in an “adequate, competent and serious manner”

“Our country is facing immense challenges” and “I think the population is ready to hear that truth,” wrote Sunak, who noted in his goodbye letter that after preparing next week’s speech on the economy with Johnson, is “clear” that their approaches are basically too different”.

“I am sad to leave the government but have reluctantly come to the conclusion that we cannot go on like this,” he said.

THE OPPOSITION CLAIMS HIS EXIT

From the opposition, Labor leader Keir Starmer has told the press that the rest of Johnson’s cabinet must act in the national interest and force him out of office, according to the BBC.

“After all the immorality, scandals and failure, it is now clear that this government is collapsing. Tory cabinet ministers have always known who this prime minister is. They have been his cheerleaders throughout this sad saga. “, said Starmer, who has described the former Ministers of Health and Finance as “accomplices” of a Johnson who “dishonored the position”.

“British citizens will not be fooled. The Conservative Party is corrupt and changing one man will not fix it. Only a real change of government can give Britain the fresh start it needs,” he said.

Meanwhile, on Twitter, Labor MP Chris Bryant has called for an election, saying in reference to Javid and Sunak that they “should have resigned months ago” and that they “should never have put” Johnson in Downing Street. “They have been complicit at all times,” he has emphasized.

The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey, has spoken out on that same social network, accusing Johnson of having “discredited” the country for a long time, so he should leave now. “A house of cards built on lies and deceit collapses,” he has written.

A month ago, the British Prime Minister overcame a motion of internal censure raised by the Conservative deputies themselves, obtaining 211 votes in favor and 148 against, in response to the huge scandal that involved his participation in various parties while strict rules of confinement were in force by the pandemic.

Although he described the result as “convincing” and “conclusive”, it was less conducive to that achieved by his predecessor Theresa May, who, despite the 226 votes in favor of the 180 that were needed, ended up submitting her resignation. The story goes that her narrowly achieved margin places her on an uncertain future.