UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Resigns
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We ran the numbers: There are 3,531 news articles covering this topic. 57% (2,027) are left-leaning, 38% (1,357) are centrist, and 5% (147) are right-leaning.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday after a wave of controversy surrounding his office, including promoting Chris Pincher despite knowing of his sexual misconduct allegations as well as the “Partygate” scandal where Johnson broke his government’s COVID-19 lockdown rules. While left-leaning articles discuss why Johnson resigned but former President Donald Trump never did, right-leaning articles discuss the difference between Biden and former US presidents’ responses to resignations from UK Prime Ministers.
A left-leaning article from The Washington Post juxtaposes Boris Johnson’s resignation and Donald Trump’s lack of one. The article notes that Republican leaders have less electoral power than their UK counterparts and thus still rally behind Trump, while Conservatives in Britain’s parliament refused to continue to support Johnson. 50 ministers and junior ministers resigned in the days leading up to Johnson’s resignation.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting on White House statements that US - UK relationships will remain “strong” and will not change despite Boris Johnson’s resignation. The United States remains committed to working with its European counterparts to help Ukraine, regardless of UK leadership. Boris Johnson will remain the interim Prime Minister until the Conservative Party finds a replacement.
A right-leaning article from the New York Post juxtaposes President Joe Biden’s response to the resignation of Boris Johnson with previous presidents’ responses to resignations by other prime ministers. While Barack Obama called David Cameron an “outstanding friend” after his resignation and Donald Trump felt “badly” for Theresa May after hers, Biden did not even mention Boris Johnson by name.
From the right
Biden snubs Boris Johnson in statement on UK prime minister’s resignation
New York Post