Resignation of Boris Johnson: here are the main candidates to succeed him
Steph Deschamps / July 8, 2022
Mired in a series of scandals and facing a wave of resignations from his government, Boris Johnson announced his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party, paving the way for the appointment of a new Prime Minister. In politics, no one is indispensable, he said.
In front of 10 Downing Street, the British Prime Minister announced at 12:30 p.m.: I will resign, before adding: I will remain in office until a new leader is appointed, a timetable will be announced next week.
Three years after taking office in Downing Street, Boris Johnson, 58, has found himself pushed out by an avalanche of resignations from his government after a succession of scandals.
In the last few days I have tried to convince my colleagues that it would be crazy to change government when we are achieving so much, when we have such a broad mandate and when we are only a few points behind in the polls, he said. I regret that I couldn't convince them.
It is now clear that the Conservative Party wants a new leader and therefore a new prime minister
It is now clear that the Conservative Party wants a new leader and therefore a new Prime Minister, he said, saying he was sad to abandon the best job in the world.
I am immensely proud of the achievements of this government: to have achieved the Brexit, to have settled our relations with the continent (...), to have given back the power to this country to make its own laws, he said.
The Prime Minister also congratulated himself on having managed to get the country through the pandemic, putting in place the fastest vaccination campaign in Europe, the fastest decontamination.
He added that the timetable for the election of a new conservative leader would be specified next week.
British Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat announced on Thursday evening that he was entering the race to succeed Boris Johnson, opening the ball of candidates since the announcement of the Prime Minister's resignation.