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The British Prime Minister, whose career has withstood many chaos, announced his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party at midday.
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From our correspondent in London, Marc Roche
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Orson Welles said that to become a star, an actor had to be easy to caricature. Physically stocky and clumsy, with a greedy mouth, a constantly moving face, a smile displayed in all circumstances, small piercing blue eyes, straw-blonde hair… British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could have been a Shakespearean hero. His fate is just as incredible: he was forced to resign from the Conservative Party, and therefore from the government, following the rebellion of some of the majority deputies who believed that the chances of winning the next legislative elections take place no later than mid-2024 were greater “without Boris” than “with Boris”. The repeated scandals, which shook the team in power…
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