LONDON: Forty-five ministers, advisers and secretaries to the British prime minister’s cabinet have resigned in two days, but Boris Johnson has refused to relinquish power.
According to the British media, the difficulties of Prime Minister Boris Johnson have increased immensely. Within two days, the number of resignations of cabinet members, ministers and parliamentary private secretaries has reached forty-five. When Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and Health Minister Sajid Javed resigned, which proved to be an earthquake for Boris Johnson’s government.
The resignations include three cabinet members and 16 ministers, while 20 parliamentary secretaries, four trade envoys and the party’s youth vice chairman, and one secretary, Michael Gove, have been fired. Britain’s Home Secretary Preity Zinta became the latest cabinet minister on Wednesday to withdraw support for Boris Johnson as Conservative leader.
British media say Boris Johnson is clinging to power despite dozens of British lawmakers urging him to resign and the prime minister, amid historic expulsions of ministers and aides from the government and intense pressure from longtime allies. Did not give up the struggle for his political life.
In his resignation letters and speeches in the House of Commons, the ministers said they were fed up with Johnson and his scandals, with a former official saying “enough is enough.”
The government of the British Prime Minister is in a state of turmoil at the moment, voices are being raised in the British Parliament saying goodbye to Boris and it is being said that it is time for Boris Johnson to leave. Lord Kurban Hussain has claimed that close associates of the British Prime Minister are about to demand his resignation.