Boris Johnson's resignation as an MP has unleashed a torrent of responses from all parts of the political spectrum.

 

But so far we've heard nothing about it from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who he takes an apparent swipe at in his resignation letter, or Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.

 

And there hasn't been anything directly from Harriet Harman, chair of the Privileges Committee, who was so roundly condemned by the former prime minister.

 

However, a statement from the committee moments ago did say that Johnson had "impugned the integrity of the house".

 

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Boris Johnson's parting shot resignation letter is a rage-fuelled recognition he is never coming back

In the months to come, Boris Johnson's decision today will be seen as an inevitability, rather than as a consequence of the privileges committee. Don't read this as a declaration of war against his enemies but as rage-fuelled recognition his political career is over

Never say never. I think politics is the most opportunistic occupation.

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

Boris Johnson's parting shot resignation letter is a rage-fuelled recognition he is never coming back

In the months to come, Boris Johnson's decision today will be seen as an inevitability, rather than as a consequence of the privileges committee. Don't read this as a declaration of war against his enemies but as rage-fuelled recognition his political career is over

Amongst other things, he called for lowering taxes. It is to laugh.

Thanks for everything Boris.

 

You stood up when the nation needed you and got Brexit done. The man for the moment. That is what you will be remembered for. Unlike Theresa the traitor.

 

Pizza? Cake? Pathetic distractions from the spiteful left because they couldn’t defeat your political ideology.

 

A knighthood surely awaits. Top man.

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

Thanks for everything Boris.

 

You stood up when the nation needed you and got Brexit done. The man for the moment. That is what you will be remembered for. Unlike Theresa the traitor.

 

Pizza? Cake? Pathetic distractions from the spiteful left because they couldn’t defeat your political ideology.

 

A knighthood surely awaits. Top man.

Is brexit done? If so then I am aligned with the majority of the country who are hugely disappointed with its results. 

3 hours ago, stevenl said:

Never say never. I think politics is the most opportunistic occupation.

As his old headmaster said, Johnson is the type of person who looks to see what way the crowd is marching then jumps to the front, crying "follow me".

A nasty, selfish and thoroughly unpleasant character who, I fear, will continue to blight the country due to his vast ego and his love of other people's money.

What a day yesterday was.

 

I switched on the 9 o’clock news hoping the catch the special council’s announcement, saw the Breaking News’ banner and there it was, tge self serving narcissistic liar was resigning as an MP.

 

And of course he went out in a blaze of whining and whinging.

 

Good riddance to bad stuff.

 

Nadine Dorries went too, wonderful stuff.

 

Two bye-elections, two chances to let the Government know what’s coming their way.

 

Now do the right thing Sunak’s, put a stop to Johnson’s honors list, which is stuffed full of people directly implicated in the events that have brought down Johnson (AKA a bung to prospective witnesses against him).

 

 

14 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

What a day yesterday was.

 

I switched on the 9 o’clock news hoping the catch the special council’s announcement, saw the Breaking News’ banner and there it was, tge self serving narcissistic liar was resigning as an MP.

 

And of course he went out in a blaze of whining and whinging.

 

Good riddance to bad stuff.

 

Nadine Dorries went too, wonderful stuff.

 

Two bye-elections, two chances to let the Government know what’s coming their way.

 

Now do the right thing Sunak’s, put a stop to Johnson’s honors list, which is stuffed full of people directly implicated in the events that have brought down Johnson (AKA a bung to prospective witnesses against him).

 

 

That made your day?

 

So sad. I sympathise.

1 minute ago, youreavinalaff said:

That made your day?

 

So sad. I sympathise.

Did I say it ‘made my day’?

 

No I did not.

 

I’ll speculate it didn’t make yours, but I won’t put words in your mouth.

Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

Did I say it ‘made my day’?

 

No I did not.

 

I’ll speculate it didn’t make yours, but I won’t put words in your mouth.

The phrase " what a day yesterday was" speaks volumes.

 

No, it didn't make my day. I have a life, a family, friends and things going on that far out strip anything about things I can't control about people I've never met.

Just now, youreavinalaff said:

The phrase " what a day yesterday was" speaks volumes.

 

No, it didn't make my day. I have a life, a family, friends and things going on that far out strip anything about things I can't control about people I've never met.

The term ‘what a day yesterday’ says no more than it says.

 

I’ve met Johnson.

 

Horrible man.

 

 

8 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

That made your day?

 

So sad. I sympathise.

When someone has nothing to say that addresses the issues, I guess one way to go is to take a cheap shot by making it personal.

You've got nothing.

1 minute ago, placeholder said:

When someone has nothing to say that addresses the issues, I guess one way to go is to take a cheap shot by making it personal.

You've got nothing.

Nothing personal. Just an observation.

 

I have something. Thanks.

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Did I say it ‘made my day’?

 

It made mine

14 minutes ago, JayClay said:

It made mine

It was the icing on the cake for me. Trump's indictment made my day. I'm a great believer in karma.

4 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

It was the icing on the cake for me. Trump's indictment made my day. I'm a great believer in karma.

The parallels are astonishing.

1 hour ago, youreavinalaff said:

That made your day?

 

So sad. I sympathise.

Surely that should be 'making my day'? The day wasn't over at the time of your - or this - post?

8 minutes ago, RayC said:

Surely that should be 'making my day'? The day wasn't over at the time of your - or this - post?

To be honest, I didn't even know the news until I saw it here and, thus, didn't know the timing of said news.

 

The post I quoted said " what a day yesterday was" followed by " I switched on the 9 o'clock news". (AM orPM?). The grammar and tenses of the sentences suggest the same day.  Yesterday being over, I wrote in the past tense.

1 hour ago, youreavinalaff said:

Nothing personal. Just an observation.

 

I have something. Thanks.

You claimed it made his day. Here's a definition of it made someone's day:

"to cause someone's day to be pleasant or happy."

https://www.google.com/search?q=it+made+his+day+defination&oq=it+made+his+day+defination&aqs=chrome..69i57.6693j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

And you claimed it was sad that this news made his day. In other words made him happy. So you construed he was happy and that it was sad that he felt that way.

How is alleging someone's emotional state and judging to to be sad that someone felt that way, not personal?

You've got less than nothing.

8 minutes ago, placeholder said:

You claimed it made his day. Here's a definition of it made someone's day:

"to cause someone's day to be pleasant or happy."

https://www.google.com/search?q=it+made+his+day+defination&oq=it+made+his+day+defination&aqs=chrome..69i57.6693j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

And you claimed it was sad that this news made his day. In other words made him happy. So you construed he was happy and that it was sad that he felt that way.

How is alleging someone's emotional state and judging to to be sad that someone felt that way, not personal?

You've got less than nothing.

Little do you know how much I have.

 

Thanks for caring.

Its Ok he still has his high wire career !!

notice how he is wisely covering his private parts? Perhaps they had that safety harness a wee bit too tight? ????

7 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

Little do you know how much I have.

 

Thanks for caring.

Well, if you've got something, you're keeping it extremely well hidden.

Every cloud has a silver lining, even for Johnson.

 

He can perhaps now spend more time with his families.

4 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Well, if you've got something, you're keeping it extremely well hidden.

Not hiding anything. 

 

 

5 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Thanks for everything Boris.

Divided party, divided country, economic decline, reduced standing in the world, etc.

 

Yep, thanks for everything.

 

5 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

You stood up when the nation needed you and got Brexit done.

I thought that Brexit was ongoing? 

 

5 hours ago, JonnyF said:

The man for the moment. That is what you will be remembered for. Unlike Theresa the traitor.

Traitor: Revised ERG definition - Anyone who doesn't share their right-wing parochial worldview.

 

5 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

Pizza? Cake? Pathetic distractions from the spiteful left because they couldn’t defeat your political ideology.

"Political ideology"? You're got to be kidding! The only ideology Johnson knows is a self-serving one which, happily, it appears has brought about his downfall.

 

As my dear old Dad used to say, "Bloke'll skin a turd for a sixpence".

 

5 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

A knighthood surely awaits. Top man.

Somehow I don't think that Johnson will be making it on to an Honours list if Rishi has anything to do with it!

Realistically, he probably had very little choice - facing as he was the determined attempts of the establishment both within the Tory Party ( who seem hell bent on committing electoral suicide), and the wider political and civil service, to force him from public life.

 

He certainly upset them, both parts, and their response over the last two years is an interesting reflection on our public life, and perhaps the increasingly marginalized part the electoral process and the electorate play in it.

 

Quite remarkable really when you look at what Blair got away with!

2 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

Realistically, he probably had very little choice - facing as he was the determined attempts of the establishment both within the Tory Party ( who seem hell bent on committing electoral suicide), and the wider political and civil service, to force him from public life.

 

He certainly upset them, both parts, and their response over the last two years is an interesting reflection on our public life, and perhaps the increasingly marginalized part the electoral process and the electorate play in it.

 

Quite remarkable really when you look at what Blair got away with!

Nothing to do with Johnson lying through his teeth, breaking the law, more lying through his teeth, backing a sex offender, more lying through his teeth?

 

Of course not, it’s always somebody else’s fault.

12 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Thanks for everything Boris.

 

You stood up when the nation needed you and got Brexit done. The man for the moment. That is what you will be remembered for. Unlike Theresa the traitor.

 

Pizza? Cake? Pathetic distractions from the spiteful left because they couldn’t defeat your political ideology.

 

A knighthood surely awaits. Top man.

In the end he couldn't wriggle his way out of any more of his lies.  he was told that he was going to be suspended for lying to MPs in the house and that would trigger a by-election that he would lose.  That was the conclusion of the report.  He then writes a three page resignation letter blaming every else apart from himself.

 

So he has now left in a cowardly manner.  He could have stayed and fought but knew that nobody was buying his bull any more.

3rd resignation now in.

 

3 bye elections.

 

Wonderful.