It was this Thursday morning that Boris Johnson threw in the towel, weakened by the departure of a large fifty of his faithful, but especially by that of a few essentials: Richie Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer (the equivalent of the Minister finances across the Channel), his successor Nadhim Zahawi, Sajid Javid, the Minister of Health, then the Secretary of State for Children and Families, Will Quince, and Secretary of State for Transport, Laura Trott, who now welcome BoJo’s decision.
The straw that broke the camel’s back? Chris Pincher, accused of touching two men, whom the Prime Minister named while knowing of the charges. A vase that rested on a wobbly table, since the economic situation of the United Kingdom, hit by record inflation, was shaky, and the disenchantment of citizens, growing.
Boris Johnson will have tried, for 24 hours, to play his last card: he claimed to stay the course, and to rise above criticism to keep his post, but faced with the extent of the disaffection, he will finally lie down and submitted, in turn, his resignation.