British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for political survival after his finance and health ministers resign abruptly.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his political survival after finance minister Rishi Sunak and health minister Sajid Javid abruptly resigned Tuesday over the latest scandal to blight his administration.
The resignations came as Mr. Johnson was apologizing for appointing a lawmaker to a role involved in offering pastoral care to his party, even after being briefed that the politician had been the subject of complaints about sexual misconduct. There have been other policy U-turns, an ill-fated defence of another lawmaker who broke lobbying rules and he has also come under fire for not doing enough to tackle a cost-of-living crisis, with many Britons struggling to cope with rising fuel and food prices.
Mr. Sunak had won plaudits for a steady-handed response to the economic turmoil caused by the pandemic, but was badly damaged by revelations that his wife had avoided paying some taxes in Britain. The resignations came just minutes after Mr. Johnson went on television to apologize for appointing lawmaker Christopher Pincher to a role involved in offering pastoral care in the Conservative Party, his latest public expression of contrition for his mistakes.
For many in the governing party, another allegation of lying and the explanation of a loss of memory only heightened their frustration with the Mr. Johnson administration, which some lawmakers say is paralyzed by having to deal with scandals.
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