British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing three new calls – within the Conservative Party – to step down as their numbers steadily rise due to revelations about Downing Street parties during a severe quarantine imposed on the target. preventing the spread of coronavirus.
The police investigate 12 different assemblies for a violation of government measures against the pandemic, following an internal research that spoke on a “serious failure of leadership”.
After weeks of revelations in the British media about the parties, the popularity of the Conservatives has “dipped” in the polls and has shaken the confidence of MPs in the person of the leader who won the elections in 2019.
“The pain and sacrifices of the vast majority of the British people during quarantine go hand in hand with the behavior and actions of those who work on Downing Street,” said Gary Streeter, a South West MP. “I sent a letter asking for a motion of censure against the prime minister,” he wrote on Facebook. Streeter was the seventh lawmaker to publicly call for a vote of confidence in Boris Johnson, although many other lawmakers have either called for his resignation or openly criticized him.
A vote of confidence can be cast if 15% of the 359 Conservative members of Parliament request it in writing from the relevant party body. So far the number of letters submitted has not been made known.
Boris Johnson has so far managed to counteract the pressure, announcing a series of legislative initiatives and committing himself to reshuffling his staff and continuing the effort to recover from the pandemic. Earlier Wednesday, he announced a plan to fight regional inequality – one of the key campaign commitments that helped him convince millions of voters to support the Tories in 2019.
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