Bye bye Boris

 

Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he would quit as British prime minister after he dramatically lost the support of his ministers and most Conservative lawmakers, but said he would stay on until his successor was chosen.

Bowing to the inevitable as more than 50 government ministers and aides quit and lawmakers said he must go, an isolated and powerless Johnson said it was clear his party wanted someone else in charge, but that his forced departure was “eccentric” and the result of “herd instinct” in parliament.

“Today I have appointed a cabinet to serve, as I will, until a new leader is in place,” Johnson said outside his Downing Street office where his speech was watched by close allies and his wife Carrie.

“I know that there will be many people who are relieved and perhaps quite a few who will also be disappointed. And I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world. But them’s the breaks,” he added, making no apology for the events that forced his announcement.

His term in office was ended by scandals that included breaches of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown rules, a luxury renovation of his official residence and the appointment of a minister who had been accused of sexual misconduct. We’ve seen the PM abandon common standards of decency time and time again. Behaviour difficult to justify.Any decent individual would have resigned ages ago by now, but this man has no decency, just  a sorry excuse for a man, devoid of any shame without intellect or any respect but indulgent constructs so unfit for office.

There were cheers and applause as he began his speech, while boos rang out from some outside the gates of Downing Street. In a wonderful touch  Protester Steve Bray could be heard in the background playing ‘Bye, bye Boris’ through speakers.

 

After days of battling for his job, Johnson had been deserted by all but a handful of his closest allies after the latest in a series of scandals sapped their willingness to support him.In his short and bizarre resignation speech which didn’t mention the word resign or resignation once, there was no apology, no contrition, there was no apology for the crisis his actions have put our government, our democracy, through, all serving to expose the hollowness of the man. He leaves office the most hated man in his party and his country.

The Conservatives will now have to elect a new leader, a process which could take weeks or months, with details to be announced next week. If he's resigned why has this shameless charlaton not fucked off yet.It all reveals  a transparent display of his shamelessness and hunger for power knowing no bounds.   Boris Johnson forming a new government is like Harold Shipman being caught and then putting together a palliative care team involving Beverly Allitt. Some are talking of Johnson remaining till October or November. That’s completely unsustainable. It’s dangerous for the UK.  He cannot be allowed to stay for a day longer, he must go immediately.

After what he admitted re meeting the former KGB agent, plus the fact he is obviously aggrieved he poses a clear insider threat risk to national security. The idea he won’t go immediately is absurd.  A caretaker PM has no authority on the world stage. If he is not fit to be PM now, then he is not fit to be PM next month, or next week or even tomorrow. He is not fit to be PM for one second longer than is absolutely necessary.  He is obliged to go and until he does, I cannot see how, in these circumstances, the UK can be said to be a functioning democracy.

This  habitual liar' and total cretinous clown's legacy and failure of leadership  is totally rotten to the core, where we have seen a 11% or more increase in the wealth of the richest, while everyone else has seen their income stagnate at best - or in most cases sink. They have introduced vile, vicious policies attacking the poor; whether employed, jobless or sick/disabled - which have led to a vast increase in poverty, and homelessness, including a 2000% rise in foodbank use (from 48,000 to 1 million plus users.)  6.6 million NHS backlog, care home pandemic deaths , highest  peacetime tax rates, lowest growth in G7, 9% inflation, a divided nation, the nations reputation for fair dealing trashed. Cost of living crisis .Rule of law ignored .

There is no excuse for keeping such a corrupt leader and his government in power any longer. We  are all better of without him. Sign the petition calling on Boris Johnson to step away without delay, not serving as an interim PM, and ask that Sir Graham Brady, the Chair of the 1922 Committee, choose a caretaker PM to replace him.

Let us not forget either the hundreds of MPs and journalists who enabled this tyrant to cause so much irreparable damage for so long, who supported him, lied for him, covered for him and defended him whilst he literally broke the law and caused thousands to die and suffer. Never forget them, because if you let them get away with this, they will find a new oaf to put front and centre as party leader and the exact same cycle will spin again The system is in its death throes It is shambling, broken, fucked, dying on its feet. We need change now, Time to kick out the Tories and all their enablers.out of power now.