Why did British politicians dare to resign at will for the palace?Because they all have sidelines

Jimu Journalist Hu Li

Intern Wen Jiaru

On the 7th, British Prime Minister Johnson announced that the cabinet pressure announced the resignation of the British party leader this fall. What happened to British politics, causing dozens of officials to force the Prime Minister to resign? Jimu Journalists contacted Zhuo who studied in northern universities in the United Kingdom that day and was familiar with the local political situation. From the perspective of international students, I talked about the story behind Johnson's resignation in the eyes of the locals.

Before Johnson announced his resignation, more than 50 British top government officials led by the Minister of Health Javid and the Minister of Finance Sonak resigned from government positions and forced Johnson to leave politics. Javid has said that the government has not achieved "focus on national interests", and Sunak has also publicly stated that there is "huge policy differences" with Johnson.

According to the BBC report, the direct reason for the resignation of these officials is that Johnson's personally appointed Conservative Party Vice Party whip Chris Pincher has fallen into a series of sexual scandals, which makes Johnson, who has been criticized for his personal style again He was pushed to the cusp, and government officials and the public collapsed with a little trust in him.

Rising living costs are the main reasons for the failure of the ruling party

For the sudden collapse of the British government, Zhuo believed that there were many reasons. First of all, the quality of life of the British people is worse. Classmate Zhuo said: "Taxes have added 10%this year. The exchange rate of the pound against the US dollar is falling, prices have skyrocketed, and the public's grievances are great."

According to classmate Zhuo, due to Brexit, in the United Kingdom, the quality of the people's lives declined sharply. This year, the Conservative Party led by Johnson was defeated in the elections in Hindon, Typon and other regions in southern England. Student Zhuo said: "Especially workers, workers are particularly dissatisfied. They thought that Brexit could bring benefits to workers, but today's living costs are getting higher and higher."

The price of cheese is too high, and the supermarket is worried about being stolen and locks with security (source: social media)

The dissatisfaction of workers has gradually reduced the votes of the British Conservative Party, while the Labor and other non -conservative votes have gradually increased.

Student Zhuo explained to this: "After the defeat of the British local election in March, the Conservative Party showed signs of giving up him (Johnson). The reason why the Conservative Party chose Johnson as a leader was that he could bring a higher vote rate. Now He cannot get the support of the public, and he will naturally be abandoned by the Conservative Party. "

Scottish dissatisfaction with the Conservative Party worsening

Student Zhuo said: "Because of the Brexit policy, the Scottish people have complained to the Conservative Party. Scotland has been‘ facing ”with Johnson, saying that Johnson has always 'disrespectful' Scotland."

It is understood that the main reason for the last British Prime Minister Theresa May was the failure to negotiate with Europe on Brexit in Europe. One of the reasons for the failure of the negotiations was Teresa May considering the interests of the Scottish when Brexit, and there was no regulations on compromise.

On May 24, 2019, Teresa May resigned as Conservative Party Leaders (Picture Source: British Government official website)

In history, Scotland had a century -old conflict with England. After Johnson came to power, the Brexit was crisp and neat, which attracted a lot of complaints in the Scottish camp.

"Scotland prefers Europeans than England. According to Scottish locals, England people will be" not polite "to them." Zhuo said, "The races of Scotland and England are also different: the former It is the nation of the Celtics of red hair, while the latter is the Germanic branch of the Western European region, and the Anglo Saxon nation. "

Various macro and micro -reasons have made previous British Prime Minister particularly cautious in dealing with Scottish issues. In the Brexit referendum, most of the Scottish people wanted to stay in the European Union. But in the case of Johnson's hard Brexit, Scotland also left the European Union as part of Britain.

According to classmate Zhuo, Johnson has been suppressing the Scottish Independence Referendum Movement. Regarding the request for referendum in the Scottish region, Johnson said: "It is not time to talk about holding the Scottish independent referendum again." This kind of remarks undoubtedly intensified the contradiction between Johnson and Scotland, and the relationship between the two was deteriorated.

Nicola · Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish national party, had publicized the text that Johnson was "a downright prime minister."

It is reported that in early June, Johnson's trust voting at the Conservative Party of the British Parliament, only two Scotland members voted for Johnson's trust votes for Johnson.

Johnson's personal image is too negative

"Johnson's reputation is not good recently in the British people." Zhuo introduced, "First of all, the most influential is Johnson's party incident."

It is understood that during the UK's closure of the city, the place of the Prime Minister's House and other government departments of Tangning Street had a total of 17 meetings that were suspected of violating anti -epidemic regulations. This caused a great imbalance in the hearts of people who closed their doors during the epidemic.

Student Zhuo said to Jimu Journalist: "Why can't ordinary people hold a party, but Johnson himself?" This Prime Minister took the lead in violating the legal behavior announced by himself, which caused the Conservative Party to lose the traditional ticket warehouse in southern Britain.

据外媒报道，今年早些时候地方议会选举，就已经有保守派选民表示，由于对约翰逊派对门的愤怒，“今天的投票将会表明我不认可当前的政府。” 还有人表示：“我I am dissatisfied with those who manage this country. Everything that says from their mouths is a lie. "In addition, Johnson's very distinctive personal style is also one of the important reasons for his opposition in the party. "In the press conference or speech, he modified it privately and other officials who had discussed with other officials and joined his various ideas." Zhuo said, "I said good things to the ministers before, and the next day, they would change the next day. Understanding.

"Such a government will not only allow other people in the party to question the ability and continuity of the ruling group's ability and policies, but also make the public have a strong sense of distrust of the ruling team." Zhuo said.

Because Johnson's image collapsed in the hearts of the British people, according to the British media, "four of the ten people in the Conservative Party opposed him." Although Johnson won unbelievable voting, it was revealed that this year was The credibility of the government's completely lost in the hearts of the people, the division of the Conservative Party, and the extreme distrust of the Johnson ruling team.

Why do British politicians dare to resign at will?

The British politicians resigned so simple and quickly, don't they have to worry about income? In this regard, Zhuo introduced that members of the British Parliament, including some officials, to obtain income through other sidelines is a normal phenomenon.

According to the provisions of the parliament implemented on April 1, 2020, British lawmakers' basic annual salary is 81,932 pounds (about 660,000 yuan).

It is understood that more than two hundred parliamentarians will do other jobs outside the public office each year, and the maximum of one person can reach £ 1 million a year. According to the "Sun" report, the former prosecutor Geoffrey Cox's additional income last year exceeded 930,000 pounds, one of which came from a legal company. He worked 10 a week. Hour an income of £ 400,000 a year.

British in-service councilor 2017-2019 sideline revenue statistics (picture source: datalobo)

Johnson has publicly opposed the second job of officials. "Members must put the work of parliament and government first and put their main energy on voters. If you want to spend a long time to do the second job for a second job You can't serve your voters. "

Although Johnson said so, he also had a large number of sidelines before entering the cabinet. According to some conservative members, he has been an editor of a local magazine in the UK during his term from 2001 to 2008. In the Comprehensive Finance Times, the Guard News, Daily Mail, Boris Johnson made 1.6 million pounds through sideline during 2018 to 2019. These income includes speeches, columns for magazines, and publishing books.

Regarding the whereabouts of Johnson's resignation, Mark Borkowski, a well -known British public relations expert Mark Borkowski, stated publicly: "(Just by writing memoirs) Johnson can earn at least tens of millions of pounds. The story of the Brexit, party doors and his last days (resignation) on the last day of Tangning Street (the wave of resignation). "

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