British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson announced on Monday his resignation from his position BBC Following a statement from Downing Street.
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Johnson’s decision comes in the wake of the resignation of Brexit Secretary David Davis, who resigned on Sunday. Two ministers resigned from British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government within 24 hours.
A spokesman for Prime Minister May’s Downing Street office said: a permit I know: “This afternoon the Prime Minister accepted Boris Johnson’s resignation. His replacement will be announced shortly. The Prime Minister thanks Boris for his work.”
May will present her new plans for Britain’s exit from the European Union to Parliament on Monday afternoon. Many Conservative MPs, May, Johnson and others do not agree with these plans. Johnson was the face of the campaign before he left the European Union.
Supporter of Britain’s exit from the European Union
Davies said upon his resignation on Sunday that the government’s current policy was making it increasingly difficult to comply with the results of the Brexit referendum. He added: “Our negotiating position is very weak at best.”
On Friday, the British Cabinet approved the terms for negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union after months of consultations. Davis had already announced that he did not agree to the terms. On Monday, May nominated a new Brexit minister, 44-year-old Dominic Raab.
Free trade zone
The agreement stipulates the necessity of establishing a free trade area between the European Union and the United Kingdom. The freedom of movement of people will disappear. The UK should therefore be able to protect its borders and determine who can and cannot enter the country.
Davis supports Britain leaving the European Union without free trade zones. Shortly after Davis’ resignation, it was also announced that Deputy Secretary Steve Baker and Suella Braverman had resigned.
When Davis left, May said: “Our negotiating position is still good. We had to agree on conditions to enter into concrete negotiations with the European Union.” Davis has been Brexit Minister since 2016.
The British Prime Minister appeared to have Johnson’s support for a “soft Brexit” on Friday. Part of the plan remains that Britons will protect their borders at their own discretion and that immigration from EU countries will be stopped. Johnson was the main face of the Brexit campaign.
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Johnson, the former mayor of London, told some of his loyalists on Saturday that he had decided to remain in office to continue the struggle to withdraw from the European Union, as he had called for. The resigned Foreign Minister is expected to explain his decision later on Monday.
May is holding talks with leaders in the Conservative Party to obtain parliamentary support. Supporters of a “hard Brexit” are also gathering. They are angry that May is enlisting the support of Labor MPs to press ahead with her “soft Brexit” plan.
The opposition is angry
British Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn accused Prime Minister Theresa May of causing great chaos in her Brexit policy. Corbyn said May spent more time negotiating between rival party members than serving the country’s economy.
He asked in Parliament how a Prime Minister who cannot reach an agreement on Britain’s exit from the European Union in her government could conclude an agreement with the European Union. Corbyn, leader of the left-wing Labor Party, is not himself an opponent of leaving the European Union. He complained that this government could not get a good deal for Brexit.
tusk
European Union President Donald Tusk expressed his regret that the idea of Britain’s exit from the European Union did not disappear with the resignation of Davis and Johnson. “But who knows,” Al-Qutb responded to the departure of the two ministers.
“Politicians come and go, but the problems they created for the people still exist,” Tusk said. “The chaos caused by Brexit is the biggest problem in the history of the EU-UK relationship. It is far from being resolved, with or without Mr Davis.
The European Commission announced that negotiations with the British government will continue as usual. Presidential spokesman Jean-Claude Juncker said he spoke with May by phone on Sunday afternoon.
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