Jimu news reporter Song Qingying
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing increasing calls for his ouster because of the "party gate" incident. The process of impeaching the prime minister's ouster is already in the works, can Boris pass this time? Under britain's impeachment process for the prime minister, British officials predict that Boris could step down within a week.
Boris Johnson in the House of Commons, Source: The Associated Press
Boris is deeply trapped in the "party door", and after sophistry, he is "hammered"
According to British media, an email from Boris's secretary was leaked showing that on May 20, 2020, at least 100 people were invited to drink and party in the garden of the Prime Minister's Palace at 10 Downing Street.
The email's disclosure sparked outrage across the UK. This led to calls for Boris's resignation, including conservative MPs.
However, Boris and the Prime Minister's Office have repeatedly denied this. Boris said he felt it was an employee meeting.
Just when Boris was deeply involved in this party storm, on January 13, the British media broke the news again that the staff of the British Prime Minister's Office held two parties that lasted until the early morning, one of which was held on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral on April 16, 2021, causing the British government to apologize to the Queen.
According to Sky News, on January 17, local time, Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson's former chief adviser, "hammered" Boris, saying that he lied to parliament.
Jimu News also found that last winter alone, Boris held 5 parties in the Prime Minister's Office and Whitehall, with a variety of names, including Christmas parties, official departure parties, new crown test parties and so on.
Boris repeatedly and cunningly argues, but he has been "punched in the face" many times, making the British more and more impatient.
How many steps is Boris still from stepping down? British officials predict: within a week
British media headlines boris, source: Daily Mail
According to the BBC, in the UK, there is no fixed way to oust the prime minister.
First of all, depending on which party is in power in the UK, different parties have different procedural rules. In the case of Boris, who is a Conservative leader, if the Conservative Party wants to change its leadership, it will be achieved through a "vote of no confidence".
This means that all members of the party's House of Commons vote on the question of "whether to trust the party's leadership" or not.
To initiate a vote of confidence, at least 15% of the Conservative House of Commons must initiate a written motion to initiate the process.
According to the current number of Conservative MPs in the Uk House of Commons, at least 54 Conservative MPs will write letters to express that they "no longer trust the party leaders".
Obviously, the British parliament has been overwhelmed by the "last straw", on January 18, local time, the Daily Telegraph reported that if the parliament's distrust letters against Boris reached 54, it would trigger a vote of confidence in the prime minister.
If the Prime Minister wins a vote of confidence, he can remain in office and there will be no new votes of confidence within a year.
But if a majority of Conservative MPs vote no confidence, then the prime minister will have to resign.
A Conservative MPs confirmed that the number of letters of no confidence would soon reach 54. Another Conservative lawmaker predicted Boris would step down within a week.
Boris was preceded by 24 prime ministers who were ousted
British Parliament, Source: BBC
In fact, compared with the previous British prime ministers, Boris encountered only "small scenes". According to statistics, there are a total of 24 prime ministers in British history who resigned after a vote of no confidence.
According to the BBC, in 2014, then-Prime Minister Tony Blair was considered to have misled the British government to make wrong decisions on the issue of the Iraq war, so he was criticized by the British people and almost impeached and removed from office.
In 2016, then-Prime Minister David Cameron decided to leave the European Union because of the British referendum, and his political career slipped to the bottom, directly announcing his resignation and stepping down, some media reported that he had to endure emotions in front of the camera, but when he returned to the Prime Minister's Office and closed the door, he could not help but cry in front of his cronies.
Also in the balance of resignation was Boris's predecessor, Theresa May. She apologized in 2017, when the Conservatives suffered their worst parliamentary election defeat under her leadership, she resigned in 2019 after repeated defeats in finalizing Brexit.
As you can see, most British prime ministers have used the excuse of apology in the face of crisis, and Boris is no exception.
However, these apologies were not bought by many Britons. May was dubbed "Robot Mei" by critics when she apologized and was interrupted by mischief.
On January 12, Boris, under pressure, finally admitted to attending a downing street party during the British quarantine in May 2020 and apologized for it. But from the current effect, his apology has not alleviated the pressure to resign in the slightest.
British media reported that if the Conservative Party ousts Boris, it will have to re-elect a new leader, and Boris, who has just stepped down, will not be able to run. At that time, what kind of terrifying waves will be set off in british politics?
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