Defiant Johnson Refuses to Quit After Slew of Resignations

Boris Johnson told Cabinet colleagues he will not resign as Conservative leader and prime minister, according to an official, despite a slew of ministers quitting and some of his closest allies demanding he go.

In a dramatic move late Wednesday, Johnson fired a key Cabinet minister, Michael Gove, as Downing Street tries to show it is fighting back. The prime minister intends to fill some government positions as soon as tonight, according to the official. The pound fell 0.2% against the dollar.

Senior ministers including Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng had earlier told Johnson his time was up, after the resignations of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Tuesday set in motion a dramatic 24 hours in British politics.

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[tracythomas]

14 WOMEN ARE NOT LYING ON PRIME MINISTER JOHNSON, I WISH HE WOULD NOT FORCE THE QUEEN TO INTERVENE!

[Bear-owgy]

man this guy can't get away with 1/10th of what we let the Trumpanzee get away with

[michelleisker]

He must have a lot of dirt on people that he won’t step down.

[burtonschrader]

In the Headmaster's office: Yes well, I, I, I don't understand how that bucket of paint got into my room. Yes, it appears to be the same colour as the paint used to deface the statue but, but, but I have no idea how it could have got there. I, I, I will look at my purchases to see if there is a receipt,

[zeekwolfe]

Boris has been caught with his hand in the stupid-pills jar...adios amigo.

[frankmarcia]

i think the PM is another Donald Trump these two are birds of a feather.

[SitatheNightGoddess]

BORIS OUT! BORIS OUT! BORIS OUT! BORIS

[dmaxm]

I thought he already said he was going to resign after he got in trouble for that Covid party. He’s such a goofball

[tinavifquain]

' ! ❤ ! " Responsibility Matters for ALL Lives " !

[allisonk.]

Does he always stammer so much? Or is it just when he is caught in many lies?

[ScarrednCharred]

Why would he quit? The UK is a silly place.

[DeusShaggy]

Shamble off Haystack!

DOWN WITH THE TORIES!

[kc_]

That is what happens when you elect leaders based on pomposity, personality, and show. It's a clown show.

[Sonofspam]

Why is his cabinet resigning all of a sudden. Did he finally do something so awful even they could not bear it? Something we don't know about yet?

[robertearl]

joker need to go and they talk bout trump huh interesting

[fiesty]

He refused to step down because he is corrupt.

[altrusianwolfdog]

If they want him out, vote him out...He should just replace those fools and move on like he's in charge...

[rebeccarhodes]

From America welcome to our world when we have our defiant baby that still to this day won't quit.

[fredphilippi]

Boris Johnson is "pulling a Trump" -- not voluntarily leaving office, at any cost.

[thepagecollective]

Ah, for the good old days when Britain had the face to condescend to the US over Trump. This from The Atlantic: "The U.K. today is a country without direction, without an idea, and without a government capable of governing."