Boris Johnson

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Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson, foreign minister.jpg
77th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Term of office
July 24, 2019 - September 5, 2022
Political party Conservative Party
Preceded by Theresa May
Succeeded by Liz Truss
Born June 19, 1964 (aged 58)
New York City
Spouse Allegra Mostyn-Owen (div.)
Marina Wheeler (div.)
Carrie Symonds

Alexander Boris De Pfeffel Johnson (born New York, June 19, 1964) is a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party, serving between July 2019 and September 2022. Previously, he served as Mayor of London from May 2008 to May 2016 and as UK Foreign Minister from July 2016 to July 2018. He is a noted supporter of Brexit, though he also holds left-wing and neoconservative positions on certain issues such as abortion, "climate change" and homosexuality. Johnson defeated incumbent London mayor Ken Livingstone in 2008 and was succeeded by Sadiq Khan‎, the first Muslim mayor of any European capital. Observers in the media have noted Johnson's effective public speaking skills.[1]

Less than 10 months after taking office, Boris Johnson fell victim of the CCP virus and entered intensive care.[2] He was fortunate that he was not placed by the hospital employees on a respirator, which is terminal for many CCP virus patients. Johnson improved without a respirator and was subsequently discharged from the hospital.

Boris Johnson's government first recruited international criminal mercenary fighters for the Russia-Ukraine war, and then after their capture hung them out to dry by refusing to negotiate for their release.[3] Johnson is a historical revisionist who compared Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelensky to Winston Churchill.[4] Boris Johnson considers the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade to be "backward".[5]

Johnson reportedly let in 1.1 million immigrants into the U.K. despite promising to Brexit supporters that the overwhelming immigration would end.[6]

After being deposed as UK prime minister, Johnson has been mentioned as a successor to Jens Stoltenberg as chief NATO warlord.

Early life and career

Johnson was born in New York City. He no longer claims U.S. citizenship because he chose to renounce it following trouble entering the U.S. on his British passport.[7] However, he did not clarify whether he had ever formally renounced his U.S. citizenship before a U.S. consular officer and it is uncertain whether he remains a citizen under U.S. law. His mother was a successful artist, while his father was an author and politician. He is patrilineally descended from Ali Kemal, the Ottoman politician who was murdered. He is also the great-grandson of Elias Avery Lowe, the Russian-American Paelaeographer.

Mayor of London

FBI/CIA spy Joseph Mifsud (left) with then UK foreign minister Boris Johnson (center) two weeks after George Papadopoulos' plea agreement in the Mueller investigation.[8] Johnson was the head of UK intelligence at the time. The Trump-Russia conspiracy hoax was hatched by Obama CIA chief John Brennan on the false allegation that Mifsud was a Russian agent. Mifsud had been working for Western intelligence, Brennan and Jimmy the Weasel Comey all along.[9]

Johnson's campaign for Mayor of London from the Conservative Party was in a majority Labour Party dominated region. Johnson promised during the campaign that he would roll back a recent expansion of Central London congestion charging Livingstone had introduced.[10] He also advocated the removal of articulated, or "bendy", buses that had been introduced to London.[11] He also called for minor changes to law and order in London in the form of a ban on drinking alcohol on public transport (the London Underground in particular)[12] and the revocation of free travel for youths who misbehave on buses and trains.

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

On July 13, 2016, Johnson was appointed as the British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by Prime Minister Theresa May.[13] As head of UK intelligence, Johnson colluded with Sir. Richard Dearlove, U.S. CIA director John Brennan, Alexander Downer, Stefan Halper, and Joseph Mifsud in manufacturing false Trump-Russia allegations. Candidate Donald Trump had spoken about cutting off the NATO gravy train to UK.

In July 2018, due to his opposition to May's Brexit plan which he believed undermined UK sovereignty and independence, Johnson resigned as Foreign Secretary.[14] He was replaced by Jeremy Hunt, who he later competed against and defeated in the race for leader of the Conservative Party.

Premiership

On July 23, 2019, Johnson won the Conservative Party leadership election, campaigning on a strongly pro-Brexit platform and defeating Jeremy Hunt. By winning the leadership election, he also became the UK's prime minister.[15] His tenure as prime minister began the following day.[16]

Johnson appointed a much more conservative candidate than his predecessor, firing over half of May's cabinet in the largest purge in British history, and with cabinet positions going to MPs open to a "no-deal" Brexit.[17] He also appointed strongly pro-Brexit individuals to other administration positions.[18]

Johnson won by a landslide in the December 2019 general election, winning the largest Conservative Party majority since Margaret Thatcher in 1987 and taking longtime Labour-held seats, while the Labour Party received its worst result since 1935.[19]

Brexit

Immediately upon becoming Prime Minister, Johnson took a tough stance on Brexit, promising to fulfill the 2016 referendum result.[20] His government stated it would not pay any "divorce bill" to the EU in the case of a "no-deal" Brexit,[21] and Johnson stated he would push to adopt an independent trade policy and not nominate an EU commissioner.[22]

Johnson immediately put his cabinet to work preparing for a "no-deal" Brexit,[23] and he stated he would refuse to negotiate with the EU unless it dropped its Irish backstop demand.[24] Very early in Johnson's tenure, his government doubled the amount of money devoted to preparing for a "no-deal" Brexit,[25] and his treasury minister announced a one-year spending review to help the government prepare for a "no-deal" Brexit.[26] The government announced that in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit, it would end its adherence to the EU's "freedom of movement" rules.[27] Johnson voiced confidence and patriotism in his country.[28] However, regarding the Brexit agreement with the EU, Johnson only called for the EU to remove the Northern Ireland backstop in order for him to accept it, angering Brexit supporters.[29] In August 2019, the EU appeared to take a softer stance on renegotiating the Brexit agreement, but this public stance was actually a way to deflect blame in the event of a no-deal Brexit.[30]

In August 2019, Johnson's government announced it would stop sending its officials to most EU meetings.[31]

On August 28, 2019, Johnson announced he would ask the queen to suspend parliament as Brexit Day approached.[32] He threatened to expel any Tory MP who voted to delay or block Brexit.[33] Parliament voted to block a no-deal Brexit and Johnson followed through on his threat.[34] While calling for a new election for two years, the Labor Party suddenly opposed holding a new election after Johnson announced his support for it.[35] Johnson continued voicing support for achieving Brexit,[36] and he refused to request a Brexit extension from the EU.[37] The UK Supreme Court, however, ruled against Johnson's parliamentary suspension on September 24, 2019.[38]

Despite pushing for Brexit, Johnson made the mistake of publicly disavowing and insulting Nigel Farage when he proposed forming an electoral coalition – and incident which illustrated that Johnson was not a political conservative.[39]

Johnson announced a revised Brexit deal proposal on October 2, 2019.[40] On October 17, 2019, Johnson announced he had reached an agreement with the EU.[41] The conservative Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party announced it would oppose the proposed agreement,[42][43] and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage also criticized it.[43][44] On October 19, 2019, the House of Commons voted to delay the vote on the agreement and to delay Brexit if the agreement did not pass.[45] Later in the day, Johnson requested a Brexit extension despite promising not to take such an action.[46] On October 22, 2019, Parliament voted in favor of the Brexit deal but voted against Johnson's three-day schedule for giving the final approval of the deal.[47] The EU subsequently granted yet another extension until January 31, 2020.[48]

On October 29, 2019, on its fourth attempt to do so in two months, the UK Parliament voted to hold an election on December 12.[49] Johnson rejected the possibility of a "no-deal" in his election manifesto.[50] He also apologized for failing to deliver Brexit on time.[51]

On December 20, 2019, after winning a significant majority in the House of Commons, Johnson's Brexit agreement passed initial approval by the body.[52] On January 9, 2020, the House of Commons gave final approval of the agreement.[53] The discussion then shifted to post-Brexit trade deal negotiations with the EU.[54]

Russia-Ukraine war

See also: NATO war in Ukraine
Boris Johnson training with Ukrainian special forces for the raid on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

In late March 2022, as Ukraine and Russia neared conclusion of a ceasefire on Russia's Special Military Operation to end the Donbas conflict under terms largely along the lines of the Minsk Accords with the issues of the Donetsk Peoples Republic, the Luhansk Peoples Republic, and Crimea off the table, Johnson rushed to Kyiv and convinced Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelensky not to accept the deal in exchange for promises of NATO aid to fight the Russians. Two months later, after thousands of the Armed Forces of Ukraine troops were ground down on the battlefield along with their NATO weapons, talk of resuming ceasefire negotiations was now encouraged by Western leaders. The Kremlin announced that the status of the Kherson and Zaporozhye republics would be off the table as well, if negotiations were to resume.

Zelesnky and BoJo. Boris Johnson sabotaged peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine in April 2022. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian solders died needlessly in the following months,

While the Prime Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, and Romania urged Ukrainian dictator Vladimir Zelensky to pursue a negotiated settlement with Russia and end the slaughter of Ukrainian troops in a hopeless cause, Johnson urged Zelensky to continue the war and keep the gravy train of $53 billion in U.S. aid flowing.

Ukrainska Pravda reported in May 2022 on Boris Johnson's unannounced surprise visit to Kyiv shortly after Russia and Ukraine had reached a peace settlement in their talks in Istanbul. The Russians had agreed to withdraw to the pre-February 2022 borders and Zelensky would implement the Minsk Accords. Ukrainska Pravda reported in essence what Johnson told Zelensky according to sources close to the Ukrainian dictator:

"if Ukraine is ready to sign some agreements on guarantees with Putin, they [the UK and US] are not. Johnson’s position was that the collective West, which back in February had suggested Zelenskyy should surrender and flee, now felt that Putin was not really as powerful as they had previously imagined, and that here was a chance to "press him."[55]

On June 23, 2022, the UK Guardian reported Johnson saying that Ukrainian refugees could be deported to Rwanda.[56]

On June 29, 2022, while accusing Russian president Vladimir Putin of being delusional, Johnson fantasized about recreating the Roman Empire.[57]

Responding to comments Johnson made about German support for the NATO war in Ukraine, chancellor Olaf Scholz said of Johnson, "We know that the very entertaining former prime minister always has his own relationship to the truth."[58]

Foreign policy

Johnson once proposed at a meeting of the heads of state of the G7 that the leaders strip naked.[59]

2022 resignation

Boris Johnson resigned as UK Prime Minister in July 2022.

Other issues

Upon becoming Prime Minister, Johnson advanced tough-on-crime policies, including hiring 20,000 new police officers.[60] However, he also advocated for a liberal immigration policy, including amnesty for illegal aliens,[61] and he abandoned a pledge to significantly reduce migration to the UK.[62] However, Johnson promised to deport illegal migrants in the UK.[63] In September 2019, Johnson relaxed rules for foreign students in the UK.[64] During the 2019 election campaign, Johnson did not commit to capping immigration levels and labeled himself "pro-immigration."[65]

In September 2019, Johnson's government announced it would spend £600 million on promoting abortion and contraception internationally.[66]

On November 2, 2019, Johnson's government imposed a moratorium on fracking.[67] His government also caved to the left-wing organization Extinction Rebellion and created a "climate change citizens' assembly."[68]

Johnson has voiced support to persecuted Christians in third-world countries.[69]

In January 2020, Johnson announced the UK would raise its minimum wage.[70]

Boris Johnson's lockdown policies have been notoriously strict, and he has proposed authoritarian environmental policies.

Johnson called U.S. socialist fuhrer Joe Biden, "a living diety."[71]

He has taken conservative stances on transgender politics.

Political views

Johnson holds a mix of conservative and liberal views,[72] and he has also changed positions on important issues.[73] For example, he has been described as the "British Trump", though the several liberal positions he takes undermines such a comparison.[74] He has made statements both supporting and opposing the EU during his career,[75] though he strongly supported Brexit and the restoration of UK sovereignty in the 2016 referendum.

Johnson has taken open borders positions on immigration in the past.[76] However, he generally supports lower taxes.[77]

Johnson announced during the 2008 US presidential campaign that he favored an Obama victory.[78] He has relatively good relations with Donald Trump,[79] though he also criticized President Trump in the past.[80] He may have participated in world leaders' gossiping about President Trump behind his back at a 2019 NATO conference,[81] though Gavin McInnes doubts the extent to which he participated.[82]

Johnson is highly critical of Russian president Vladimir Putin. When in March 2018 former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned in Salisbury, Johnson compared Russia's hosting of the World Cup to Adolf Hitler's hosting of the Olympic Games in 1936.[83]

Johnson takes left-wing positions on social issues, including abortion and same-sex "marriage."[84] On the other hand, Johnson has come out against the transgender narrative and identity politics, stating in 2022 that biological men should not compete in women's sport.[85]

Criticism

He and his government, with Dominic Cummings (until November 23, 2020) has been called incompetent by some people.

References

  1. ↑ Hayward, Freddie; Faulconbridge, Guy (July 23, 2019). Boris Johnson's magniloquent tongue reaps political gold, linguists say. Reuters. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ UK Prime Minister Johnson Moved to Intensive Care as CCP Virus Symptoms Worsen, By Jack Phillips, April 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ https://youtu.be/ausFo6OSw78
  4. ↑ https://youtu.be/tFxkFJ5HI4I
  5. ↑ US court decision to overrule Roe v Wade a ‘big step backwards’, says Boris Johnson
  6. ↑ https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/10/22/net-immigration-to-soar-to-300000-this-year-thanks-to-bojos-post-brexit-scheme-report/
  7. ↑ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1681132/posts
  8. ↑ https://www.politico.eu/article/boris-johnson-pictured-with-london-professor-from-fbi-russia-probe/amp/
  9. ↑ Why the Mifsud Story Matters, DECLASSIFIED with Gina Shakespeare,- The Epoch Times, Aug 5, 2019.
  10. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7188239.stm
  11. ↑ http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23411785-details/Scrap+the+bendy+bus+and+bring+back+Routemasters,+says+Boris/article.do
  12. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7387113.stm
  13. ↑ Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  14. ↑ Lane, Oliver JJ (July 9, 2018). British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson Resigns Government Amid Brexit Rebellion. Breitbart News. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
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  21. ↑ Friedman, Victoria (July 25, 2019). New Boris Govt Confirms UK Won’t Pay £39bn to Brussels in No-Deal Brexit. Breitbart News. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  22. ↑ British PM Johnson unveils 'new approach', no UK commissioner to EU. Reuters. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
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  56. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/23/ukrainians-who-come-to-uk-illegalPeter%20Navarroly-could-be-sent-to-rwanda-johnson-says
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  63. ↑ UK PM Johnson says Britain will send back migrants who cross channel illegally. Reuters. August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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  85. ↑ Boris Johnson wades in on trans row: 'I don't think biological men should be competing in female sporting events'



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