Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson • Conservative Party • Prime Minister of the United Kingdom • Resignation
Boris Johnson: The prime minister who broke all the rules
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Born: 19 June 1964 (age 58 years), Upper East Side, New York, United States
Height: 1.75 m
Nationality: British
Party: Conservative Party
Spouse: Carrie Johnson (m. 2021), Marina Wheeler (m. 1993–2020), Allegra Mostyn-Owen (m. 1987–1993)
Children: Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, MORE
Education: Balliol College (1983–1987)
Who is likely to replace Boris Johnson?
Boris Johnson agrees to step down after over fifty government resignations
The race to replace Boris Johnson as Tory leader and prime minister is well underway after he finally agreed to quit on Thursday morning following an avalanche of ministerial resignations and cabinet walkouts.
Mr Johnson has vowed to remain in office until the autumn to keep the wheels of government turning until a permanent successor can be
appointed by his party. But it was unclear if he could last that long, with some MPs furious at his handling of a series of recent scandals and the acrimonious nature of his resignation.
The disintegration of government was prompted after the twin resignations of Rishi Sunak, the chancellor and Sajid Javid, the health secretary, on Tuesday. They both took swipes at Mr Johnson’s integrity, with Mr Javid saying that “the public rightly expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously.”
The straw that broke the camel’s back was Mr Johnson’s handling of sexual assault allegations against Chris Pincher MP, who was forced to resign as deputy chief whip last week after being accused of drunkenly groping two men at a private members’ club, which he denies.
The list of candidates to replace Mr Johnson has lengthened in recent months. Here is a list of the runners and riders.
Penny Mourdant
Penny Mordaunt, the MP for Portsmouth North and international trade minister, and a key figure in the 2016 Leave campaign in the EU referendum, is a favourite to replace Mr Johnson.
Ms Mordaunt might be viewed as an outside bet but she is likely to attract support. Her recent work has included leading efforts to secure economic pacts with American states and she is considered a strong speaker and regarded as being on top of her brief in the Commons.
However she has been criticised over recent days for making no public statement on the future of Mr Johnson’s premiership. She has not resigned as a minister from the government and while other leadership candidates were quitting, citing issues of integrity and honesty, she was instead tweeting support for Priti Patel’s crackdown on people smuggling.
On Thursday morning, she signalled her support of defence secretary Ben Wallace’s statement, which said that other MPs should try and defenstrate the PM.
Rishi Sunak
The chancellor has seen his fortunes decline amid the fallout from revelations in The Independent about his family’s tax status.
But bookies have not fully turned against Mr Sunak, who remains in the top five MPs most likely to take over the reins from Mr Johnson.
The 42-year-old was once a favourite, at least in part due to his pandemic payouts, but he has since been criticised for being slow to react to rising energy bills and not doing enough to help the poorest households.
Does UK have a president?
There is no political office named President of the United Kingdom. You may be looking for: Monarchy of the United Kingdom. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
What's Boris Johnson's real name?
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson
Power over Parliament
She leads the event at the Palace of Westminster, and must give a speech to both the House of Lords and Commons. The Queen opens the Parliamentary sessions, and she can also dissolve the Parliament — completely.
Is Boris a Russian name?
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Boris, Borys or Barys (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian: Борис; Belarusian: Барыс) is a male name of Bulgar origin, an extinct Oghur Turkic language.
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