Why Boris Johnson Gave Up His Shot At Prime Minister
After the Brexit vote,
Boris Johnson surprised everyone when he announced he wouldn’t be running for
Prime Minister. Why did he do this?
Cenk Uygur, host of
The Young Turks, breaks it down.
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"Former
London mayor Boris Johnson, favorite to become
Britain’s prime minister, abruptly pulled out of the race on Thursday, upending the contest less than a week after leading the campaign to take the country out of the EU.
Johnson’s announcement, to audible gasps from a roomful of journalists and supporters, was the biggest political surprise since
Prime Minister David Cameron quit on Friday, the morning after losing the referendum on
British membership in the bloc
...
“I must tell you, my friends, you who have waited faithfully for the punchline of this speech, that having consulted colleagues and in view of the circumstances in parliament, I have concluded that person cannot be me,” Johnson said at the close of his speech at a
London luxury hotel.
The bombshell stunned supporters gathered for what they thought would be the first speech of his leadership campaign. Johnson began by hailing a “moment for hope and ambition for Britain, a time not to fight against the tide of history but to take that tide at the flood and sail on to fortune.”
But by the time he spoke his bid had already been undermined by Gove, a close friend of
Cameron’s despite differences with the prime minister over
Europe, who had previously said he would back Johnson.”*
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