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Boris Johnson resigns as UK Foreign Secretary, following the resignation of Brexit Secretary David Davis
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Raster
(20,998 posts)...right after Nigel Farage*, Boris* has the second most punchable face in Britain.
malaise
(269,157 posts)Truth will out.
Raster
(20,998 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)Denzil_DC
(7,257 posts)She declared that the cabinet agreed to her Chequers proposal.
The events of today so far don't really bear that out.
She's due to meet with the 1922 Committee early this evening (this was arranged before the current fuss). It's a committee of Conservative Party backbench MPs that basically decides who gets to be prime minister when the Tories have a majority in the House of Commons. She might not last the day unless she decides to prolong this farce for some reason.
peekaloo
(22,977 posts)He rooted for Brexit and now, like the pig he is, can wallow in its wake.
Tatiana
(14,167 posts)How many resignations does this make? Three?
Can May survive this?
YessirAtsaFact
(2,064 posts)And maybe elects a government that reverses Brexit
hatrack
(59,592 posts)Buh-bye, Teresa!
PatSeg
(47,586 posts)Historic NY
(37,453 posts)he's Nigels buddy.
Algernon Moncrieff
(5,790 posts)Pro- Brexit forces think she's botching the job. Anti-Brexit forces now feel more justified in wanting a do-over. Where is her base of support at this point?