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Added on the 07/07/2022 12:36:03 - Copyright : France 24 EN
UK politicians come and go at 10 Downing Street as new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak forms his new government. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is one of the notable arrivals, retained from Sunak's predecessor Liz Truss disastrous government. Sunak's second cabinet appointment was his close ally Dominic Raab as deputy prime minister and justice secretary. IMAGES
Addressing the press outside 10 Downing Street, outgoing British Prime Boris Johnson praises the Conservative government for what it has achieved in his time in office and vows to support his successor Liz Truss 'every step of the way'. Johnson, who was forced to quit after losing the support of dozens of his ministers, will jet off to northeast Scotland to formally tender his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II. SOUNDBITE
Addressing the press outside 10 Downing Street, outgoing British Prime Boris Johnson says he has "fulfilled his function" as Prime Minister, comparing himself to "one of the those booster rockets" "splashing down invisibly in some obscure, remote corner of the Pacific", despite rumours of him plotting a political comeback. Johnson, who was forced to quit after losing the support of dozens of his ministers, will jet off to northeast Scotland to formally tender his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II. He will hand over power to Liz Truss after his momentous tenure dominated by Brexit and Covid was cut short by scandal. SOUNDBITE
On leaving 10 Downing Street where senior ministers were set to tell Boris Johnson he must quit as prime minister, digital, culture media and sports secretary Nadine Dorries is questioned about her loyalty to the Prime Minister. When asked if there is "is anyone else backing the Prime Minister," she replies "oh yes" but refuses to say who else is still loyal to the scandal-hit premier. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wins a no-confidence vote triggered by his Conservative MPs and will stay on as leader, but the scale of the rebellion leaves his future in doubt. SOUNDBITE
British Prime minister Boris Johnson announces all pandemic legal curbs in England will end later this week, urging a shift from government intervention to personal responsibility. Johnson, who has been mired in scandals that have threatened his hold on power, says the legal need for people to self-isolate when infected with Covid-19 would stop from Thursday 24 February 2022. SOUNDBITE