Breaking news: British PM Boris Johnson to resign


Boris Johnson is expected to resign his position as Conservative party leader today but stay on as Prime Minister until the fall, British media sources report. He is slated to make a statement in the early afternoon on Thursday. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time, GMT+2.
 
他以举国之力支援外国,现在国内天怒人怨。
 

U.K. Live Updates: Boris Johnson Will Resign as His Party’s Leader​

After a rebellion by members of his Conservative Party, Mr. Johnson will step down as its leader on Thursday. He plans to remain in the role of prime minister until a successor is chosen, likely in the fall.

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Chris Pincher: a timeline of allegations and investigations​

Boris Johnson’s insistence he was unaware of accusations when promoting his ally to whips’ office lasted just three days
Chris Pincher



Rowena Mason Deputy political editor
Mon 4 Jul 2022 18.26 BST

November 2017​

Chris Pincher quit the whips’ office after former professional rower and Tory activist Alex Story accused him of making unwanted passes, massaging his neck while telling him he would go far in the party and acting like a “poundshop Harvey Weinstein” towards him in 2001. He denied the allegations and a party investigation later cleared Pincher of wrongdoing.

July 2019​

Pincher was brought back into the government by Boris Johnson after a period on the backbench, becoming a Foreign Office minister and then a housing minister.

February 2022​

Pincher was made deputy chief whip by Johnson. The Sunday Times reports that a male Tory MP informed the whips’ office at the time that Pincher had made an unwanted pass at him. Pincher has denied acting inappropriately. Conservative MPs have also said they informed their whips about general concerns about Pincher’s conduct.
The announcement of his promotion was delayed by a referral to the Cabinet Office propriety and ethics unit to investigate an allegation about Pincher that had been reported to the whips.

29 June 2022​

Pincher attended an event for the Conservative Friends of Cyprus at the Carlton Club in Piccadilly. He was accused by two men of drunkenly groping them and had to be put in a taxi home. One of them told another whip, Sarah Dines, who reported the matter to the chief whip, Chris Heaton-Harris.

30 June 2022​

Heaton-Harris investigated the incident and Pincher offered his resignation. The Sun reported in the evening that he had resigned as deputy chief whip and Pincher released a letter saying he had got drunk and embarrassed himself. Johnson declined to suspend him from the party saying the matter was closed.

1 July 2022​

No 10’s deputy official spokesperson insisted that the prime minister was not aware of any allegations against Pincher at the time of promoting him in February. He later corrected himself to say Johnson was not aware of any “specific” allegations against Pincher.
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3 July 2022​

At least four more allegations against Pincher emerged in the Sunday papers, including accusations that he groped two Tory MPs. Pincher denied the allegations. A source in the whips’ office confirmed that a “matter” had in fact been raised with them in relation to Pincher at the time of his appointment to deputy chief whip.

4 July 2022​

No 10 acknowledge that Johnson had personally been aware of allegations against Pincher at the time of his promotion. Nevertheless, his spokesperson insisted that at the time these allegations were “either resolved or did not proceed to a formal complaint”. No 10 also declined to comment on a claim by former No 10 aide Dominic Cummings that Johnson had referred to his ally as “Pincher by name, pincher by nature”.
A charity fundraiser, Mark Dabbs, went on the record with an allegation about Pincher, telling the Sun that the MP had groped his backside while posing for a picture together. Pincher is yet to respond to allegations.
 
约翰逊将宣布辞去保守党党魁职务
约翰逊将宣布辞去保守党党魁职务 - BBC News 中文

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在超过50多名内阁成员和高级官员辞职施压后,英国首相约翰逊即将宣布辞去保守党党魁一职,他将会暂时继续担任首相一职,直至今年秋季保守党党魁选举为止。

约翰逊过去多天因为原副首席党鞭克里斯·平彻(Chris Pincher)之前被指性骚扰一事误导公众,多名高级官员相继请辞,包括财政大臣里希·苏纳克(Rishi Sunak;辛伟诚)与卫生大臣山吉·贾维德(Sajid Javid;贾伟德)。
 
性骚扰,流氓成性。
庙堂之上,一群地痞流氓。
 
他不停上窜下跳惹事。普京说了,第三次世界大战的第一颗核弹就炸伦敦。


 
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