Hardline Brexiteer Boris Johnson was announced as Britain’s new Prime Minister on Tuesday.
The New York-born politician and President Trump favorite won a landslide victory against rival Jeremy Hunt to be his party’s pick to replace Theresa May as leader — and to finally lead the UK through Brexit.
Johnson, 55, the clear favorite, addressed his party soon after the announcement, thanking them for “the extraordinary honor and privilege that you’ve just conferred on me.”
“I know that there will people around the place who will question the wisdom of your choice,” he said, raising a laugh.
He now has just 100 days to deliver on his promise to take Britain out of the EU on October 31 and dismissed it as being the “most daunting” job of any British leader.
“We know that we can do it, and that the people of this country are trusting in us to do it — and we know that we will do it.”
He showed off some of his quirky humor as he also noted that “some wag” pointed out his campaign promise to deliver, unite and defeat spells “dud,” telling his party that they missed the “e” for energize.
“I say to all the doubters, ‘Dude, we are going to energize the country!’” he said to more laughter.
He praised his opponent Hunt, telling him, “You’ve been a font of excellent ideas, all of which I’m going to steal forthwith.”
He also paid tribute to Theresa May’s “extraordinary service to this party and this country.”
Trump sent his congratulations, predicting of Johnson: “He will be great!”
May held her last Cabinet meeting this morning and was given a handbag as a farewell present, according to The Sun.
She will take her final Prime Minister’s Questions tomorrow – then make a short speech outside No. 10 Downing Street before going to Buckingham Palace and handing her resignation to the Queen.
Johnson will follow her to the Palace shortly afterwards and is likely to address the nation in Downing Street as he starts his work, the paper said.
@ Adam Dalgliesh:
Adam you obviously have lost your political and even moral compass.
Brexit big deal! This is another thing that is irrelevant.
France will be Islam Sharia very soon and Britain follows always France.
Not a chance that PM BOJO will take up a fight to block the Islamisation of Britain, nor will Farage.
These two creatures are going to be the death of Britain as it joins France in becoming Islamic.
They represent British capitalism. And the alternative is what? there can only be the one alternative and that is the working class taking power in a revolution. But you cannot understand that concept.
Those on this or other sites who oppose that struggle should now join up with BoJo and with Farage and openly join in with the Islamisation of Britain.
Or spell out your working alternative.
Farage is a traitor to the British who did not lift a finger to defend Tommy Robinson. If BoJo was going to fight Islam he had a perfect opportunity in the BBC now banned video.https://www.bitchute.com/video/gUzEbUjNMZFm/?fbclid=IwAR1gvfBb0bV1Dmm_HbmI2-bXsrdgS7iwSi-ganUqMptpsqnhOgih8-tRdLU
On this evidence the Brexit idea can be seen as hastening the Islamisation of Britain.
Hooray for Boris Johnson! He’s a jolly good fellow, which nobodyshoulddeny.
Johnson is above all a British nationalist. I think he will take the opportunity to reassert British power on the world stage by bombing the s___t out of Iran. If he does, Trump will probably give him the green light. Trump has long wanted America’s allies to assume their share of the burden of defending Western interests. I think Johnson will be happy to oblige. And it would be an added incentive to him that it will scare the s__t out of and outrage the EU, which he loathes.