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Post by Admin on Jun 26, 2022 19:46:24 GMT
Boris Johnson has insisted he wants to be in office until well into the next decade - claiming what the government has achieved was "quite exceptional".
Mr Johnson has been facing mounting criticism after the Conservatives' disastrous showing in Thursday's by-elections - among backbenchers already angry over the Partygate scandal and the cost of living crisis.
But he told reporters he was "actively thinking about a third term".
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Post by Admin on Jul 5, 2022 19:04:52 GMT
Both the Chancellor and the Health Secretary have resigned from Boris Johnson's Government. In his letter, Rishi Sunak declared "we cannot continue like this". This came just minutes after Mr Johnson was forced into a humiliating apology over appointing the disgraced MP Chris Pincher as Tory deputy chief whip - after he'd been told of misconduct allegations against him. That, said Mr Johnson, had been a mistake.
Amid a growing backlash from the Conservative benches - how many more will decide they've lost confidence in his leadership?
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Post by Admin on Jul 6, 2022 7:03:17 GMT
UK ministers Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resign from government - BBC News 3,832 views Jul 6, 2022 The UK chancellor and health secretary have resigned from government, saying they no longer have confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Rishi Sunak said the public expected government to be conducted "properly, competently and seriously", while Sajid Javid said government was not "acting in the national interest".
Meanwhile, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has been picked as chancellor and Steve Barclay, Johnson's chief of staff, now becomes health secretary.
The two resignations came minutes after the PM apologised for appointing MP Chris Pincher to a government role after being told about a misconduct complaint against the MP.
Mr Pincher has denied allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Post by Admin on Jul 6, 2022 12:30:10 GMT
Allegations of impropriety and what the prime minister knew, have called his future into question with those bombshell resignations of both the chancellor and health secretary.
Channel 4 News has been looking into the culture of harassment and impunity and tonight we have an exclusive investigation that shows how widespread the problems are across the political spectrum.
Half of the 51 parliamentary workers we spoke to said a victim of sexual harrassment had confided in them - and a quarter said they'd seen it happen themselves.
70% said they felt that if they reported inappropriate behaviour their careers would be harmed - and today parliamentary authorities admitted to us that there are barriers to speaking up.
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Post by Admin on Jul 6, 2022 16:25:56 GMT
Boris Johnson faces the Liaison Committee 9,039 views Streamed live 2 hours ago Under pressure Prime Minister Boris Johnson is taking questions from MPs in a Liaison Committee meeting - watch it as it happens.
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