Hasta la Vista, Boris Johnson: The fall of the British Prime Minister
Hasta la Vista, Boris Johnson: The fall of the British Prime Minister Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, All the king’s horses and all the king’s men, Didn’t even try and put him together again. This is what it has come down to. Somehow this four-lined revivified nursery rhyme manages to aptly describe the resignation of Boris Johnson and capture the essence of what British Politics has come crumbling down to. On 7th July 2022, Thursday Boris Johnson announced his resignation as the U.K’s Prime minister and the leader of the Conservatives party. Addressing citizens outside Downing Street, Johnson announced that he intends to act as the prime minister until a new Tory leader is elected. This announcement was made following the immense pressure applied on Boris after many spoke up against him succeeding in the Chris Pincher scandal. But, this scandal just played the role of a needle, bursting the balloon of all the scandals, controversies, and poor decis...