Queen of the United Kingdom II. Elizabeth today invited Liz Truss to form a new government as Prime Minister, transitioning the position that until this morning had held the position of Boris Johnson official.
In a statement from Buckingham Palace, it was stated that Johnson had previously met with Elizabeth II to offer his resignation as prime minister at a meeting at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, and this request was accepted.
The procedure is standard since Truss was elected as Conservative Party leader yesterday.
According to Sky News, Boris spent 40 minutes with the queen. He was accompanied by his wife, Carrie Johnson, and left the palace as a former prime minister.
Just after Johnson had left the place, Liz Truss arrived at Balmoral Castle.
Yesterday, Johnson made a post on social media thanking him for three years as head of the British government. He then asked the party to support the new leader “100%”.
Liz truss beam Thanks to Boris johnson in your victory speech. The new leader of the Conservative Party thanked his predecessor for managing to close the deal. Brexit — The process of separating the United Kingdom from the European Union — as he led the British through the covid-19 epidemic and “faced with Vladimir Putin” — the prime minister has positioned himself as a strong critic of the president. Russian It’s about the war in Ukraine.
Boris Johnson faced scandals until he left his post. The current former prime minister announced his resignation in July after an intense crisis in the government that caused more than 50 members of the government, including ministers, secretaries and aides, to leave their posts over alleged “lack of confidence” in his administration.
The crisis was triggered by Boris admitting he had made a “mistake” in appointing Chris Pincher to an important parliamentary post. The conservative politician was accused of sexual harassment and resigned after admitting to harassing two men, including a MP, while drunk at a private club in central London.
Boris even survived the no-confidence vote put forward by the party in June as a result of the so-called “party gate” process for parties held in Downing Street, the center of British power, during the national lockdown, which created a scandal in the United Kingdom. by covid-19. . So Boris Johnson was immune to a no-confidence vote for another year. However, this assurance was not enough and the scandal involving Pincher caused the prime minister to resign.
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source: Noticias
