For Boris Johnson Government, the Chris Pincher sex scandal became the cause of rebellion in the cabinet. Two senior ministers resigned on Tuesday, and just two days later, Britain also had to resign. According to reports quoted by English news agency after the resignation of Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and Health Minister Sajid Javid, there was a rebellion in the cabinet and the UK PM was finally forced to resign.
Boris Johnson had accepted about Chris Pincher that he had all the information about Chris Pincher's sex scandal, but despite this, he gave Chris Pincher a big responsibility. Although Boris Johnson regretted it. Two senior UK government ministers resigned from the Boris Johnson government, citing morality.
On Tuesday, Rishi Sunak resigned as Finance Minister from the Boris Johnson cabinet, while Sajid Javid, who was handling the responsibility of the Ministry of Health, said goodbye to the government on the voice of conscience. Both leaders had directly expressed distrust in PM Johnson. Rishi Sunak is a British citizen of Indian origin. Who is seen as the next PM of Britain, while Pakistani-origin Sajid Javid is also a big name in British politics? Therefore, the resignation of both the leaders from the cabinet was a big setback for PM Boris Johnson.
Finance Minister Rishi Sunak said that the decision to resign was not easy despite the consequences of the pandemic and the serious challenges of the Ukraine war, but the government should operate efficiently, smoothly and seriously as per the expectation of the people. Therefore, while fighting for these standards, he put a lot of pressure on PM Johnson by saying that he should resign.
Health Minister Sajid Javid also expressed regret, citing ethical standards and his inability to continue serving with confidence in the government. The simultaneous resignation of both the ministers proved to be the final nail in the coffin for Boris Johnson. It was said in media reports that after the resignation of Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, the pressure on Boris Johnson is increasing and this can become a big reason for his resignation from the government.
By the way, before the resignation of both the ministers, Boris Johnson had accepted his mistake and while admitting to knowing the truth about the suspended MP, he had also expressed regret for being placed on a high post, but senior ministers of PM Johnson's government were constantly on this issue. Was defending the PM earlier. Johnson has been embroiled in many controversies in the past, so the pincher controversy had become a snarl for PM Johnson. Who is Chris Pincher, due to which the roots of the British government have been shaken.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in trouble because of an MP named Chris Pincher. Chris Pincher was accused of committing a sex crime and there was a ruckus across Britain over the posting of Pincher to a high position by Boris Johnson deliberately bypassing this crime. Chris Pincher was accused of trying to commit a sex crime while intoxicated in a London pub. On June 29, British MP Chris Pincher was also accused of inappropriately touching two people in a club.
According to media reports, a day after this information was given to the Chief Whip, Pincher resigned from the post of Deputy Chief Whip. However, after the controversy over this issue, Chris Pincher also admitted to drinking and embarrassing himself. Chris Pincher was also accused of having sex in the year 2017 and this was done by political activists in 2001.
Many other women had also made serious allegations against Chris Pincher, but even after that, in 2019, Pincher was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Office and in February of 2022 as Deputy Chief Whip. Boris Johnson was constantly being defended by the Boris Johnson government for not knowing about Chris Pincher's sexual misconduct.
The responsibility of the Deputy Chief Whip in the party is to maintain discipline, but apart from two MPs, some other women accused Pincher of trying to have a sexual relationship, and not only Pincher but also Boris Johnson's problems were increased even more. Boris Johnson was under the scanner about the pincher, and a major reason for this was the direct accusation of Boris Johnson by Johnson's former aide Dominic Cummings.
Dominic Cummings claimed that PM Boris Johnson had all the information about Pincher and Johnson himself had made fun of Pincher's name and exploits. The Johnson government in trouble was defending PM Boris Johnson on July 1, but shortly after, Boris Johnson apologized by admitting to knowing all the facts of Pincher.
Earlier, between 2015 and 2020, senior foreign ministry official Simon McDonald also put the government in trouble by accusing the Johnson government of lying. Boris Johnson had already been involved in the 'Partygate Scandal' for partying himself by imposing a lockdown in the UK. He had a lot of notoriety in Britain for this and he had to bear the brunt of losing in two by-elections.
A no-confidence motion was also brought against Boris Johnson, in which British Prime Minister Boris Johnson managed to get a vote of confidence with the help of 211 members. In fact, for the past few days, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was also on target for rising inflation and the partygate scandal. In such a situation, the resignation of two responsible ministers and a well-known personality from the government became suffocation for the Boris Johnson government and he had to resign.