Boris Johnson Becomes the UK’s New Prime Minister, by
conservative zone, 7/27/19.
Britain has a new Prime Minister as of this week. Boris Johnson
will be taking the top office at Downing Street after a recent vote by the
Conservative Party. Johnson’s first and main challenge will be reuniting a
divided party and nation over Brexit; something outed Prime Minister Theresa
May was unable to do.
The 53-year-old Johnson is a former journalist and mayor of
London. He was a key figure in the initial success of 2016’s original Brexit
initiative. Johnson’s latest victory was decisive, he topped competitor Jeremy
Hunt by almost twice the number of votes to secure the top office. The UK
reports a vote of 92,153 for Johnson to just 46,656 for Hunt. The vote was held
within the Conservative Party, not in the country at large, so just 139,000
people voted — per tradition in the United Kingdom. This has led to backlash
from those left out of the voting process and leads to a uphill fight for
Johnson as he takes over the party and the position of Prime Minister.
Here in the United States, President Donald Trump is on the
record as a Johnson supporter. The President is also in favor of Brexit, so he
sees these results as both support of Brexit and as confirmation of his own
popularity in Britain.
“He’s tough and he’s smart. They say the British Trump. They say
that’s a good thing. They like me over there. That’s what they wanted. He’ll
get it done. Boris is good,” Trump said.
Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the left-wing Labour party, was swift
to complain on Twitter. - “Boris Johnson has won the support of fewer than
100,000 unrepresentative Conservative Party members by promising tax cuts for
the richest, presenting himself as the bankers’ friend, and pushing for a
damaging No Deal Brexit,” he wrote. “But he hasn’t won the support of our
country.”
Johnson will be able to get to work right away. Former Prime
Minister Theresa May has formally resigned. Johnson in turn is heading to
Buckingham Palace to formally meet with Queen Elizabeth II. Once he assumes
office, Johnson will be the 14th Prime Minister approved by the Queen during
her long reign as leader.
Brexit is not the only issue facing the incoming Johnson; once
he is officially approved, he will need to attend to not just this issue, but
ongoing problems with Iran. Johnson inherits ongoing Iran related talks and
questions about Britain’s support of sanctions on Iran designed to prevent the
further development of nuclear weapons.
Johnson is reportedly unconcerned about the daunting
circumstances he faces, and the outing of his predecessor for a lack of action
on Brexit. He cheerfully spoke to the press, highlighting his eagerness to
proceed and ensure that the Brexit initiative is a success. Expect to see Johnson
in the news as Brexit proceeds and the flamboyant and outspoken politician
moves into the official residence at Downing Street.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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