The resignation of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson from his parliamentary office continues to mark the country’s political life in recent days with the leader of the opposition Labor Party, Keir Starmer to call for an early general election today and divisions within the ruling Tory ranks deepen.

“This farce must end. “People have put up with a chaotic Tory government and a weak prime minister who nobody voted for,” Starmer tweeted. THE Rishi Sunakthe head of government who took office in October, “must call an election and let the people have their say on 13 years of Conservative failure,” the opposition leader added.

The Liberal Democrats have also called for early elections. “The time has come for citizens to have their say on this chaotic Conservative government,” said Daisy Cooper, the party’s vice-chair.

THE Johnson, who resigned as prime minister last July after a series of scandals, announced on Friday night that he was giving up his seat as an MP. Two other MPs, close allies of his, also resigned from the House of Commons on Friday and Saturday.

Johnson was fighting for his political future as a parliamentary inquiry was underway into whether he misled the House of Commons when he said all the rules had been followed during the pandemic. Covid-19.

In a lengthy statement the former prime minister accused the parliamentary committee in charge of the parliamentary inquiry into ‘partygate’, the parties held in Downing Street in breach of the restrictions linked to Covid-19, of wanting to ‘kick him out’ from the Parliament”. He declared himself the victim of a “witch hunt” and blasted his successor, Sunak. “It is very sad that I am leaving parliament – ​​at least for now. I am being forced by a handful of people, who have no evidence to support their claims and without the approval of even members of the Conservative party and, much less, the electorate,” he said in his statement.

The resignation of him and his two allies in the party, the Nadine Dorris and Nigel Adams, leads to elections in three constituencies, high-risk elections for the parliamentary majority. The Tories have already suffered significant losses in May’s local elections.

The British political world is now wondering about the political future of Boris Johnson, especially after his latest “outburst”.

“The world has moved on. He was the one who retired from the political scene by resigning from his position as a member of parliament. (…) With Rishi Sunak, we have excellent leadership at number 10,” said the energy minister Grand Saps on Sky News, appearing to rule out a Johnson comeback.

“I like Boris a lot and I worked very closely with him,” Shapps also told the BBC. “He had a lot of qualifications … but I think people both in the Conservative Party and outside don’t miss all the drama.”

Johnson’s former communications director, Goto Harry, told Sky News that the former leader had been “expelled” from politics.

For his part, another staunch Johnson ally, Jacob Rees Mogg, told the Mail on Sunday that Johnson could “easily return to parliament at the next election”.

Rhys Mogg warned Conservative Party officials “against any attempt to block Boris if he stands as the party’s candidate for another seat”. “To do so would shatter the fragile unity of our party and plunge the Conservatives into civil war,” he said.