3 minutes agoForeign Minister Resigns Following Johnson's Election as Prime Minister
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said Wednesday he will give up his position in the government after the new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has urged him to have another ministerial role. I was honored to have worked with the Office for Foreign Affairs, but I understand the need [...]
I was honored to have worked with the Office for Foreign Affairs, but I understand the need of the new prime minister to choose his own team”, Hunt said.
In addition to him, a series of ministers of the former prime minister's government, Thereza May, have given up their positions during Wednesday day, after Johnson has launched the leadership.
He has pledged to remove Great Britain from the European Union on October 31st, with or without agreement.
Theresa May, has announced on June 7th that she will leave the position of leader of the Conservative Party in Britain, paving the way for the process of electing the new prime minister.
May has faced great pressure from her party to flee its position, as its plan to oust Britain from the European Union has failed to be approved in the British Parliament.
The Brex decision has come after 52 per cent of voters have voted for Britain's exit from the EU, with 48 per cent opposing it, in the referendum held in 2016.
