"We have some very serious problems that need to be solved... And what is our prime minister doing? He was fulfilling his wish list, like a petulant child. ”
According to the British TV program "Good Morning Britain" reported on July 25 local time, anna Soubry, a former Conservative MP in the United Kingdom, when she was a guest on the show on the same day, denounced the outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for being irresponsible, saying that he only wanted to use the prime minister's privilege to complete his "bucket list" in the last few weeks of his term, "He will be the worst prime minister in our industry"
The "Indy100" news website of the British "Independent" also published an article on the 24th to count Boris Johnson's various unobtrusive behaviors before leaving office: taking a selfie in a fighter jet, dropping an emergency meeting of the cabinet for a party "pigeon", shooting and throwing grenades in military uniforms...
Screenshot of Good Morning UK Twitter
On the 25th of "Good Morning Britain" program, Anna Subri, as a guest, was asked by the host whether Boris Johnson had "winding down" the post of prime minister.
In response to that question, Subri scolded Johnson for being very irresponsible since announcing his resignation. "In the real world, we have some very serious problems that need to be solved." Subri said she cited many recent problems in British society: traffic jams in Dover, Britain's main port to the European continent, and Britons who went on vacation for more than 20 hours; There is also a crisis in britain's criminal justice system because there are not enough lawyers and more than 500 trials have been cancelled...
"And what is our prime minister doing? He was completing his wish list, like a wayward child. Subri scolded Johnson in front of the camera, "It's not good, at the end of the day, your audience is going to pay that guy's salary, and he's still our prime minister." ”
On July 7, local time, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a resignation statement
Since announcing his resignation, Johnson has begun to "let go of himself." The British "Indy100" news website published an article on the 24th that enumerated Johnson's various absurd behaviors in recent times, and said bluntly in the article: "Johnson resigned a few weeks ago, but if you think he will leave with dignity, then you are wrong." ”
On July 16, Johnson visited the RAF Corningsby Military Base in Lincolnshire, personally experienced flying the British "Typhoon" fighter, and took a cool selfie in the sky, posting a video of the fighter's aerial refueling.
Johnson also said "pun-ingly" afterwards: "I've had a great three years in the cockpit, accomplished some rather difficult feats, and now I'm going to hand over control seamlessly to someone else." ”
John took a fighter plane to post a selfie video
On July 17, senior British government officials held an emergency meeting of the "Cobra" Safety Committee in response to extreme heat, but Prime Minister Johnson "released pigeons" to play missing and ran to the Prime Minister's rural official residence Chequers Manor to hold a "farewell party".
A spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office said Johnson was "working at the resort" and Cabinet Office Minister Kit Malthouse presided over the "Cobra" meeting.
Prime Minister's Rural Residence Source: The Mirror
On July 20, Johnson accepted his last prime ministerial question in the lower house of the British Parliament. In his speech, he boasted of his achievements, calling himself "mission largely accomplished." In his speech, he also jokingly referred to opposition leader Keir Starmer as a "plastic bollard".
At the end of the speech, Johnson was also very "memetic", first he thanked a large circle of his colleagues, friends, family and everyone present at a very fast pace, and then in a tone of voice, came a classic line from Schwarzenegger in the movie "Terminator": "Hasta La Vista, Baby (goodbye, baby)!" ”
Screenshot of live video
On July 23, Johnson posted a video on Twitter, this time he played more wildly, wearing a military uniform, firing a machine gun, throwing grenades, participating in soldier combat training... That's all there is to it.
Johnson was on a visit to Ukrainian troops training in Yorkshire, England, which he claimed was a way for him to support Ukraine. However, some people complained that this is just another example of Johnson's "clocking off", and the "role play" option in his "wish list" of departure can be crossed out.
Johnson throws a grenade screenshot from Johnson's Twitter
Johnson fired a machine gun
In addition to completing his "wish list", Johnson also took advantage of the prime minister's power to engage in various small actions: "eye drops" for his successor, suppress dissidents, and promote cronies.
In his resignation statement on July 7, Johnson said he would appoint a new cabinet and would remain in office until the Conservative Party elected a new leader and prime minister. "Indy100" said that Johnson's move would make a "mess" of the British government, that the new prime minister is likely to change the new minister after taking office, and that frequent changes in senior personnel are a bit of a headache.
In addition, a senior conservative party source accused Johnson of placing "unsuitable MPs" in lower-middle-level positions in the government, knowing that he was about to step down, thereby causing "the greatest trouble" for his successors , who would inevitably remove most of them from office after taking office.
Liz Tras and Rishi Sunak entered the "1-on-1" final election of the prime minister's election pictured from the British media
As for the crackdown on dissidents, Johnson targeted Tobias Ellwood, the Conservative whip. Johnson removed Elwood from his whip position on July 19 on the grounds that he had not supported Johnson's government in a previous parliamentary confidence vote.
Notably, Elwood was working abroad at the time, and 11 MPs did not vote. Some speculate that Johnson's attack on Elwood alone was due to his repeated criticism of the Johnson government and his support for the successor prime ministerial candidate Penny Modant (now out).
Tobias Elwood Source: The Guardian
Johnson was very generous with his cronies. The Sunday Times reported that Johnson would recommend Nadine Dorries, Britain's Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, to the House of Lords before leaving 10 Downing Street. Doris is a hardcore supporter of Johnson, and when Johnson was questioned by the last prime minister in Parliament on the 19th, Doris almost burst into tears at the scene.
In addition to Doris, Johnson may also promote Allegra Stratton, who was forced to resign as Johnson's press secretary over the "party gate" scandal.
In addition, Paul Dacre, former editor of the Daily Mail, and Michael Hintze, a British billionaire and Conservative financer, are rumored to be knighted in the coming months. "So, [Johnson] does look like there's a list."
Stratton apologizes and resigns Image source: The Guardian
In Good Morning Britain, Subri compared former British Prime Minister David Cameron to Johnson, "When David Cameron resigned, I was a minister and there was a leadership struggle. I can assure you that Cameron was continuing to work and that he was determined to leave a political legacy. ”
"Johnson's legacy is that he will be the worst prime minister in our industry, lazy and incompetent," Subri exclaimed. ”