On the menu today: United Kingdom prime minister Boris Johnson announced this morning that, after a tumultuous and often-controversial three years in office, he would resign as soon as his Conservative Party picked a new leader. Quite a few conservatives look at Johnson and see a cautionary tale; his undisciplined character overwhelmed his intellect — although there’s also the parallel state of frustration and exhaustion in American and British politics. In other news, the gun-control movement finds the least effective spokesman possible, and I wonder when it becomes fair to wonder about the progress of John Fetterman’s recovery.
Farewell, Boris Johnson
After almost three years in office, United Kingdom prime minister Boris Johnson announced today that he would resign once his party chose a new leader, Reuters reports.
Just two days ago, our Maddy Kearns noted Johnson’s changing story about whether he knew about allegations of sexual misconduct against Chris Pincher, the deputy chief whip of Conservatives in the U.K. Parliament, and summarized the exasperation with the troubled prime minister: “Boris Johnson was caught lying to cover himself. (Again.) More resignations could be forthcoming but, as with the no-confidence vote last month, when it comes to loyalty to the prime minister, there is an unsustainable split in the Tory party. It’s now not a question of whether Johnson goes, only when.”
Two days later, it turns out.
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