Boris Johnson on Wednesday promised to “move forward” with measures to help Britain overcome the crisis, despite threats of a shutdown that has weakened the scandal-affected prime minister over a riot in the Conservative group.
“We have the lowest unemployment rate since 1974 and we will continue to grow our economy over the long term,” Johnson said in his first appearance in the House of Commons since his party survived a domestic vote of confidence.
He promised to create “high-paying, high-skilled jobs” at a time when the high cost of living is suffocating many families. “Speaking of work, I’ll go with mine,” he said in the face of a growing number of lawmakers demanding his resignation from the opposition, as well as his own seat.
Outraged by the “Partygate” scandal, parties on Downing Street celebrated the 2020 and 2021 quarantines, with Conservative majority lawmakers enacting a procedure that could lift it on Monday.
Johnson remained in office after gaining the confidence of 211 of 359 lawmakers, but 148 people who voted against him showed that the rebellion continued to grow.
To regain lost ground, he pledged on Wednesday to tackle the problems that hit Britons the most, starting with a possible tax cut of 9% per annum to ease the crisis caused by historic inflation, a possible tax cut that has sacrificed many Britons. .
The weekly House of Commons question session reflected discontent among the rebels, many of whom failed to applaud when Johnson took over opposition leader Keir Starmer.
“To claim that anti-covid rules were not violated at the parties, to claim that the economy is at its peak and will build 40 hospitals did not work,” Starmer said.
If the prime minister fails to reunite his party, he risks hindering the actions of his executive in a new attempt by the rebels to overthrow him.
‘Populist measures’
Party rules require a one-year hiatus before attempting to trigger a new no-confidence vote, and its leaders seem reluctant to change them, despite pressure from some lawmakers.
Johnson, 57, took power in August 2019 following the resignation of fellow conservative Theresa May, who was weakened and forced to resign despite receiving a vote of confidence in a consultation on her ability to move Brexit forward.
Then, in the early general elections held in December of the same year, his party won the biggest election result of the last 40 years.
Since then, however, the scandals surrounding Johnson have increased: from a close friend with whom he signed contracts as mayor of London to the generous renewal of his official residence with the money of an undeclared Conservative Party donor.
Known for his ability to evade crises, the prime minister remained in office to defend his work, such as active support for Ukraine, which president Volodymyr Zelensky celebrated with a vote of confidence Monday.
In the absence of an obvious successor, his charisma and leadership also favored him.
Its popularity continues to decline, however, and the Conservatives’ defeat in partial legislatures in two British constituencies on June 23 could fuel the rebellion.
Johnson will be investigated in the coming months by a parliamentary committee that must determine whether he deliberately lied when he said he didn’t know he violated anti-covid rules in his office.
According to the official code of conduct, lying to Parliament is grounds for resignation.
source: Noticias
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