Boris Johnson’s shock resignation from parliament is causing division within Britain’s ruling conservative party.
as the party works to stem heavy losses from last month’s local elections.his handling of the COVID-19
pandemic and allegations that he was holding parties at his Downing Street office and residence while the country was in the grips of a strict lockdown. In his resignation letter Friday, Johnson blasted the investigation about whether he lied to the British parliament about the parties, adding that lawmakers had not found “a shred of evidence” against him.Johnson was ousted as Prime Minister in July 2022 amid ethics scandals.The former prime minister gave up his seat in protest over a probe into his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Sunak supporters used resignations to drive Boris and his supporters from office,” veteran Conservative lawmaker John Redwood told Reuters, referring to Sunak’s decision to leave Johnson’s administration last year. “To avoid resignations from parliament the PM has to take the party in a direction more MPs want to go in and use more of its talent”
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