boris johnson is going to resign as prime minister? prime minister? well, here in belfast it is prime minister? well, here in belfast it is fair prime minister? well, here in belfast it is fair to prime minister? well, here in belfast it is fair to say - prime minister? well, here in belfast it is fair to say that i prime minister? well, here in i belfast it is fair to say that very few if any politicians, be they unionist, nationalist or neither were great fans of borisjohnson. he has been criticised by all sides here. his resignation will be openly welcomed by nationalist and the the likes of cross community alliance party, who has been critical of him and his support of brexit from the start. but the bigger question i think will be around the very future of devolution in this part of the united kingdom. we are in the middle of a home grown if you lick political crisis at the moment, northern ireland hasn t had a fully functioning devolved government since february when the du
him staying in post for the national interest, to deliver on promises we have made to the british people. you said ou have made to the british people. you said you want to be the next leader of the conservative party which would mean to state the obvious, you have never run a government department, it is quite something to say it might meet prime minister during a major european war and economic crisis make me prime minister. i economic crisis make me prime minister. ., ., minister. i have run that the attorney minister. i have run that the attorney general s - minister. i have run that the attorney general s office - minister. i have run that the | attorney general s office and minister. i have run that the i attorney general s office and it minister. i have run that the - attorney general s office and it is a key area with wide ranging responsibilities. i am a key area with wide ranging responsibilities. iam putting myself forward because i believe the 2098 manifesto is fit fo
challenge to the constitution. someone trying to stay in office. people questioned whether boris johnson s judgment was sound, given help had not seen the scale of opposition and stepped down already. it seems that moment has come and this is the man of course who delivered brexit for this country, came into power under extraordinary circumstances, brexit is still a divisive issue and there has been controversy around many of boris johnson s judgments even on very big questions. of course, as part of brexit, the northern ireland question, the northern ireland protocol, the breaking of
one direction that this is going and he should leave with dignity. out of respect and in the hope he would listen to an old friend of 30 years, i kept this counsel private. i m heart broken he hasn t listened and is undermining the incredible achievements of this government. no one will forget getting brexit done, keeping an anti semite out of no 10. we need a government that is stable and acting with integrity. prime minister, you know in your heart what the right thing to do is and go now. nadhim zahawi, who has perhaps been examined for his judgment and can see it looks contradictory, because he agreed to step in the chancellor s role, some said that was purely for his own political advantage, because of the leadership