LONDON: New Prime Minister Boris Johnson sacked most of Britain's cabinet on Wednesday (Jul 24) as he took office vowing to get a new divorce deal ...
LONDON: New Prime Minister Boris Johnson sacked most of Britain's cabinet on Wednesday as he took office vowing to get a new divorce deal with the European Union or leave without one by Oct 31.
Watched on by his 31-year-old girlfriend Carrie Symonds, the 55-year-old leader said"the doubters, the doomsters, the gloomsters are going to get it wrong again". Rivals now accuse him of having no real plan for Brexit, and of underestimating the implications of a disorderly divorce. His ascent is the culmination of a lifelong ambition for the politician who, with his jokes and absurd anecdotes, has enjoyed celebrity status in Britain for decades.
Brexit hardliner Dominic Raab, who like Johnson quit Theresa May's government over her strategy, was named foreign minister to replace Jeremy Hunt.
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