'You take liberties': Boris Johnson told to resign by liaison committee

Boris Johnson was asked when he was going to resign as prime minister by MPs at the Liaison Committee amid political turmoil in the Conservative Party.

"You take liberties and get away with it, and allow other people to get away with taking liberties," Chris Bryant told Johnson at the meeting.

Over 30 ministers, including the health secretary Sajid Javid and chancellor Rishi Sunak, have stepped down.

Many letters of resignation cited a loss of confidence in the prime minister, but Johnson insisted he will continue in his position.

[Proiteus]

Politics hits a new low when you watch the leader of your country acting like a troublemaking child in the headmaster’s office.

[SkreamerOfficial]

It's nice to see someone talk frankly with him, especially as he doesn't have his mates cheering for him.

[Themaskplague]

This is beyond embarrassing at this point. He’s literally a child. He takes nothing seriously. It’s all one big joke to him. I cannot actually believe that we are here as a country with this waste of space as prime minister. It’s actually a joke

[markable]

It's great to see him being seriously challenged. Not like in parliament where its all pantomime, cheering and booing.

[angiemetcalfe]

Thirty eight resignations in twenty four hours all citing him as the reason and he STILL thinks its everyone else that is to blame

[tescoprimark]

This is hard to watch… like a graduate candidate defending a final report or exams in front of professor examiners!

[mydogeatspuke]

He is such a bell. Seriously. He's just so obtuse and insufferable and difficult for the josh of it all. He sits there smirking like it's some kind of pissing joke. He never grew up and then he got handed the keys to the kingdom and all the money and the nukes and he's having a gay old time as head boy of the whole country, and there's no way he's going out without a fight as he drags everyone else down with him. BELL.

[SG-xyhf]

Why do they have to force him to resign? Any other job would just sack someone who has behaved so unprofessionally, this should be no different.

[oisnowy]

Funny how when he wants to be taken seriously, his hair spontaneously has that capability of not being all ruffled about.

[SoFarSoGoodSoWhat]

He's not stupid he just knows he's not equipped to have that discussion so he's deflecting and sidestepping like crazy, only it doesn't work so well when you don't have a full backbench full of mouthbreathers making that gorilla sound or whatever it is they do

[Asad-zeetwo]

If this isn't the definition of narcissism, then I don't know what is!.🤔

[mattwho]

Boris and chums come a clique of Eton that are offended by the idea that rules apply to them, that the world doesn’t recognise their exceptional nature and wave off any consequences.

[FilSapia]

BoJo knows fully well the system is broken and not much can be done to take him out of power. Our entire political system needs a major overhaul.

[helenrosetipper]

It is inevitable that Johnson - who has had many affairs and sold out his long-term partner, would one day face a vote of No Confidence in his professional life due to this integral character trait: his lack of integrity.

[AdamSaint]

A few months ago I was watching the news and they were interviewing people in the street about Johnson.

An old guy stood there and said “I voted for him because he was funny”.

Nothing to do with policy, or what he can actually do for the country. If we want to know who’s to blame for this stupidity a large amount of the public should be looking in the mirror.

[noseygits]

If government don't even listen to government how does government expect ANYONE to listen to them?.. 🤣 what a joke

[Nyctophora]

We need more like this man.
And I certainly don't mean BoJo the Clown.

[moonwisp]

The amount of mistakes this man has made any other person would’ve been fired from there job on there second mistake

[jdizzle]

Sickening. The mad king personified. Where is Jamie lannister when you need him

[bnnytez]

This is getting ridiculous now!

( as if it wasn't before!)😡