Johnson again refuses to resign despite the cascade of resignations within the UK Government

MADRID, 6 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, has assured this Wednesday that he does not intend to resign despite the cascade of resignations within the Government and the increase in criticism of his management in the ranks of the Conservative Party, amid the increase of the pressure on the British 'premier' in recent months.

Johnson, who has appeared before the House of Commons during the day, has highlighted that he has "a colossal mandate" derived from the 2019 elections and has said that "it will continue to run", according to the British television network. Since Wednesday, 18 'Tories' have resigned from the Government, while several more have withdrawn their support for the Prime Minister.

"The prime minister's job in difficult circumstances, when given a colossal mandate, is to keep going, and that's what I'm going to do," stressed the 'premier', who has also defended that the internal crisis is not affecting to the action of the Executive and has highlighted that it continues with an "active and energetic program" of measures, as reported by the newspaper 'The Guardian'.

For his part, the leader of the opposition Labor Party, Keir Starmer, has denounced that the 'Tories' have become "a corrupt party that defends the indefensible", while criticizing the ministers who have resigned for not having done so before and show that they lack "some integrity".

Health Minister Said Javid, who resigned on Tuesday, has harshly charged the prime minister, arguing that "walking the tightrope between loyalty and integrity" has become "impossible in recent months." . "At some point we have to come to the conclusion that enough is enough. I think that time is now," he has settled.

The trickle of resignations has happened due to the changes of version on the controversial appointment of a high position of the conservative group in the House of Commons. Downing Street initially maintained that Johnson was unaware of the accusations of sexual harassment against one of those in charge of maintaining voting discipline in the 'tory' bench, Chris Pincher, but the 'premier' ended up acknowledging that he knew of the deputy's behavior and regretted your appointment.

In fact, Johnson has reiterated his apologies on Wednesday and has defended that he acted immediately as soon as he received the information regarding Pincher. "I am very sorry that the member for Tamworth continued in office after the complaint against him was lodged with the Foreign Office," she stressed.

Johnson has apologized in recent months for the successive controversies in which he has been involved, but has refused to give in to the voices that, both within his party and from the opposition, ask him to resign. Theoretically, he is protected until June 2023 against a new motion of censure from his own colleagues, although some 'tories' advocate changing the rules so that it is not necessary to wait a year between votes.