The British prime minister suffered a crisis of confidence
Cabinet members scandals the epidemic prevention and control is like a child's play
The disastrous consequences of a no-deal Brexit are clear
Government officials began an "avalanche" of resignation
Boris Johnson was forced into the wilderness
In the face of such chaos, how did the British government end?
What impact does the change of prime minister have on world politics?
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The British prime minister left class to watch the world political situation change
The "avalanche" upheavals of the British Cabinet
In early July 2022, the UK staged a dramatic scene in which cabinet officials began an "avalanche" resignation. In less than 48 hours, the British government has resigned 52 people, accounting for almost half of the cabinet members, including the minister of health, the chancellor of the exchequer and other important cabinet members.
Seeing the "collapse" of the cabinet and the people's demand for his resignation, Johnson, who was still dead at the beginning, finally could not withstand the pressure and decided to resign. On July 7, 2022, Johnson announced outside the Prime Minister's Office at 10 Downing Street that the Conservative Party would elect a new leader and a new prime minister would emerge. He will remain as Prime Minister until a new party leader is elected.
After Johnson announced his resignation as the leader of the ruling Conservative Party, Madame Tussauds In London immediately rectified the display of Johnson's wax figure. The background of Johnson's wax display is the black wooden door of the Prime Minister's Office, and a vacant sign is added to the door, alluding to the fact that Johnson has announced his resignation and that the position of the British first successor is currently hanging. Madame Tussauds In London said that when the first successor is created, Johnson's wax figure will be officially removed.
The last straw that crushed the "camel"
According to the famous British tabloid "The Sun", the vice president of the British Conservative Party, Pincher, was accused of sexually harassing two male colleagues. However, Johnson chose to hide the stain and continue to appoint Pincher to an important position in the Conservative Party, which led to the outside world's belief that the last straw that overwhelmed Johnson was that Johnson lied to cover up the peencher scandal.
Not only that, in the three years since Johnson became British prime minister, one absurd thing after another has been jokingly called "Britain's Trump". He squandered and wasted, using public funds to decorate his house; To create a "party door", the British people must abide by the quarantine rules, but he and the people around him drink and have fun in violation of the regulations; How many illegitimate children he has anyway is a mystery in Britain. The real Trump must have lamented this.
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, British Prime Minister Johnson attacked China on social media, shouting "Britain will not give up Hong Kong" and saying that he would try his best to make the Chinese government "keep its promises". In response to Johnson's brainless remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said: China has repeatedly stated its position on the Sino-British Joint Statement. Hong Kong is China's Hong Kong, and no external forces have the right to interfere. Britain has no sovereignty, no right to govern, no right to supervise Hong Kong after the reversion, and there is no so-called "commitment" at all.
In fact, in the final analysis, what made Johnson end his term early was not only a crisis of trust caused by the shielding of subordinates. The "party gate" in the epidemic, the attack with China, and the collusion with Ukraine are all pits he has dug for himself. The British economic development problem, Johnson's promise to the people "Brexit" is based on economic growth, and now in the context of the epidemic and the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict, the British domestic inflation, soaring prices, strikes, which eventually led to the collapse of the balance of boris cabinet.
A practitioner of "opportunism"
Johnson's opportunism is particularly evident in Brexit. In early 2016, when the United Kingdom decided to hold a referendum on Brexit, Johnson's position on The Issue of Leaving the European Union was not clear, and he made contradictory remarks, both in favor of and against Brexit. Later, at a critical moment on Brexit, he rebelled against then-Prime Minister David Cameron and supported Brexit.
However, the final completion of Brexit in Johnson's hands has not brought benefits to the country and the people, but has led to a weak economy, shrinking foreign trade, the national treasury vacancy currency decline, coupled with the new crown epidemic and sanctions against Russia, the current soaring inflation prices in the Uk have led to political turmoil and public resentment.
Johnson's "herd immunity" policy during the 2020 pandemic is also controversial. At the end of March, Downing Street announced that Johnson was infected with COVID-19 and was transferred to the intensive care unit in early April due to his deteriorating condition. After recovering his health, he began to formulate policies that required people to quarantine against the epidemic. It wasn't long before it was discovered that Johnson himself had violated the rules set by his government and openly started a party. For a time, there was a national uproar, and the people's vote of trust in him also fell sharply.
In addition, Britain supported the radicals in Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War, and Britain's position and attitude caused strong dissatisfaction from the Russian side, which claimed: Once the Third World War broke out, London would become the first target of the Russian nuclear weapons strike among the Western powers. The Russian threat provoked uneasiness and fear among the British people, who believed that Johnson's personal behavior and actions against Russia were too explicit and radical. These signs all suggest that the collapse of the cabinet led by Johnson has settled.
The "Pro-China Faction" WhoSe Words and Deeds Differ
In February 2021, at a roundtable meeting with Chinese businesses in Downing Street, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a high-profile claim to be a "fanatical pro-China faction" and determined to improve Sino-British relations "regardless of the occasional political difficulties". However, he has always had different opinions, turned around and carried the anti-China banner and was very active in targeting China.
Of course, british Prime Minister Johnson has his own reasons for targeting China everywhere, that is, he needs to transfer domestic opposition to him to other countries by transferring contradictions like the United States, and push all the emotions that make the people dissatisfied to China.
In recent years, a number of economic and trade cooperation projects between China and the United Kingdom have been terminated, which has brought a lot of trouble to the British government. Although British Prime Minister Johnson's words look like a "nonsense", they show Johnson's contradictory thoughts. First of all, the current United Kingdom, like the United States, is also plagued by serious inflation problems at home, and rising prices have made the cost of living of the British people rise. If people's lives are unsustainable, they will inevitably go to the streets to make trouble, and the pressure on the Johnson government is also increasing.
After the "end" of the Johnson era
After Johnson announced his resignation, a number of key Conservative Party members announced their candidacy for party leader, rebuilding public confidence in the Conservative Party and tax cuts, especially becoming the focus of the campaign. The candidate for the British prime minister has thus become a hot topic in recent times.
Former British Foreign Secretary Teras, former Defence Secretary Modaote – Foreign Secretary Teras, 46, served as International Trade Secretary for the first two years of johnson's administration, responsible for Britain's Brexit negotiations, and in the early days of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, she proposed sanctions against Russian oligarchs.
During her tenure as Minister of International Trade, Terrass had strongly advocated that Britain speed up the shift of political and economic focus to the Indo-Pacific, and Terrass's Asia-Pacific policy also meant that her policy toward China was hawkish, and she had said that she would "tough" China in the field of trade. Her focus was on China's status as a "developing country" in the WTO and on "subsidizing strong companies."
In Johnson's successor team, former British Defence Secretary Penny Modot has also become a hot candidate for the next prime minister. Mordaunt, 49, serves as Britain's Secretary of State for International Trade. Mordaudt played an important role in the 2016 Brexit referendum. Mordot is a reservist in the Royal Navy, and she is also very good at using traffic to add points to her political career. She has been on reality TV and appeared on Splash, a diving show hosted by Tom Daley.
And on a polling website, she was also named the sexiest female mp. Modolt's position on China is more based on the perspective of cooperation and development. She said the UK would build a positive and constructive relationship with China in international development, recognising that China had the opportunity to bring more tangible benefits to the developing countries it invested in.
Javid — 52, of Pakistani descent, Javid has held cabinet positions under three British prime ministers. In 2010, Javid entered politics, beginning his path to the elders of the three dynasties, and Javid first served as a member of the Pensions Committee in the House of Commons. In 2012 he officially joined the Ministry of Finance as Economic Secretary.
In 2014, Javid served as Minister of Culture, Media and Sport in cameron's government. Later, in Teresa May's government, Javid served as Minister of Housing, Community and Local Government. When he was appointed home secretary in 2018, he was the first Asian to hold the position.
Sunak, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer – A few years ago, the finance minister was unknown, but when the new crown epidemic struck, he received a lot of support through the "economic release" approach, providing a package of assistance to businesses and individuals.
Sunak's COVID-19 bailout program has been praised, including security measures to avoid mass unemployment, but Sunak's more obvious stain is that he is also a member of the "party door". At the same time, as the treasury secretary, he has been caught in various public opinions by disputes over whether he holds a GREEN CARD in the United States and whether his rich wife has evaded tens of millions of pounds in taxes.
Judging from the British media polls, Modaut, Sunak and Tras are currently leading the polls, but the strength of many parties is not much different. Therefore, there is currently no strong candidate within the Conservative Party, and the Guardian points out that there is no shortage of potential candidates for the Prime Minister position at 10 Downing Street, and there is currently no clear successor to "stand out". But the only certainty is that whoever is elected prime minister will face the current mess of high inflation, weak supply chains and stagnant economic growth in the UK, and it will be a long journey to solve these problems.
You sing me out. In 1977, the newly revised rules in the United Kingdom stipulated that no new general elections would be triggered, and the election of a new party leader in the ruling party would be changed, and the election of the prime minister would be voted by all the members of the ruling party, and each round of voting would be "eliminated from the last place", until the end, "two duels" and the division of the superior. And this unique election method of "elimination at the end" is also prone to breed complex political transactions and political games, with great contingency and variables. British historian Peter. Hennessy said Johnson had made the premiership a "paradise for vanity satisfaction." What about the next prime minister? What kind of paradise will the prime minister's office be?
This is really, full of gold, full of silver, and everyone is slandering when they step down.
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