‘Hasta la vista, child’: Boris Johnson’s closing handle as UK PM

Boris Johnson delivered his closing handle as UK PM to the British Parliament on Wednesday. Here’s what he needed to say.

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Stay near Americans and stick up for Ukrainians, mentioned Boris Johnson on Wednesday as he gave his final handle to Parliament because the UK prime minister. Johnson, who resigned after a number of scandals and a report variety of resignations from his authorities, bowed out with the phrases: “Hasta La Vista, baby”.

“Stick up for freedom and democracy everywhere. Cut taxes and deregulate wherever you can to make this the greatest place to live and invest,” Johnson mentioned, including that these must be the precedence areas for the brand new PM and new authorities.

“I love the Treasury, but remember that if we’d always listened to the Treasury, we wouldn’t have built the M25 or the Channel Tunnel. Focus on the road ahead. Focus on the road ahead. But always remember to check the rear-view mirror. And remember, remember. Above all, it’s not Twitter that counts,” Johnson added, defending his authorities’s observe report.

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He additional added that he helped the Conservative occasion get the largest majority in 40 years, which led to an enormous realignment in UK politics.

“We’ve transformed our democracy and restored our national independence. We’ve helped. I’ve helped to get this country through a pandemic and helped save another country from barbarism. And frankly, that’s enough to go on with. Mission, largely accomplished for now,” Johnson mentioned.

Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak, whose resignation was the ultimate nail within the coffin of the scandal-hit tenure of Boris Johnson, is presently main the race to grow to be the following UK PM. However, Johnson has publicly requested his Tory allies to “back anyone but Sunak”.

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