Britain: The press blasts Johnson
The already tough British press is ousting Boris Johnson, who is caught between political defeats and scandals.
"Nightmare Before Christmas", "Humiliating Defeat", "Shock Result": British newspapers hailed the humiliating Boris Johnson by-election in Schropper, a nearly two-hundred-year-old Torres stronghold in central England. the character of a referendum for the British Prime Minister, who is facing the wrath of the majority MPs after a series of crises and scandals that gnaw at his prestige and power.
Voters allege Boris Johnson's lack of dignity, said Liberal Democratic nominee Helen Morgan, who won 47% of the vote. "Our country is screaming in search of leadership. "Boris Johnson, you are not a leader."
For the conservative Telegraph, the shock result is a humiliation for Boris Johnson.
"The catastrophic collapse of support for the Conservatives (...) will terrify many Conservative MPs and threaten to raise questions about Johnson's future," warns The Guardian.
"The result is increasing pressure on the prime minister, who has already spent painful weeks in Westminster," the Times wrote.
According to the Daily Mail, Boris Johnson is living a "pre-Christmas nightmare" and the election defeat reveals "a high level of public anger against the prime minister."
"If the prime minister fails, then the prime minister leaves"
"North Shropser voters have resigned," Conservative leader Oliver Dowden told SkyNews. "I think they wanted to send us a message and we heard it loud and clear."
"It has to be seen as a referendum on the performance of the prime minister," Conservative MP Roger Gale, a critic of Boris Johnson, told the BBC.
"The Conservative Party has a reputation for not holding prisoners. "If the prime minister fails, then the prime minister leaves."
The by-election for North Shropser's seat was sparked by the resignation of Conservative MP Owen Patterson, who was forced to resign over a conflict of interest case. To cover his MP and avoid resignation, Boris Johnson went on a rampage trying to amend the disciplinary rules. And that has added to a series of scandals and crises that have plagued the prime minister for weeks.
In addition, the British press published a photo of Boris Johnson hosting, surrounded by his associates, a Christmas quiz on Downing Street, showing persistent contempt for the restrictive measures, at a time when the government had called on the British to dramatically reduce contact.
