The Mayor Boris Johnson in Croydon, South London, Tuesday November 22, 2011. Photo by Andrew Parsons/ Parsons Media
The new prime minister of UK takes office after winning Conservative leadership contest. Boris Johnson was elected prime minister of Britain on Tuesday defeating his rival Jeremy Hunt. Among 160,000 party members Boris Johnson grabbed two thirds of the votes. He succeeded to have resounding mandate from the Conservative Party. His party have widely conflicting demands for Brexit. British PM Boris Johnson has hardly three months for keeping his promise to take U.K. out of the European Union, by Oct. 31.
A blustering Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson is expected to reshuffle his cabinet making his own appointments in future.
A former British foreign secretary and London mayor Boris Johnson has been carried forward Brexit promise. He was previously criticized for his hardliner strategy for Brexit.
What’s Happening Now
As per the plan PM Johnson will be visiting Buckingham Palace later, in a formal invitation to form a government. He will address in Downing Street before entering inside as PM. Moreover, he is also going to announce most senior cabinet appointment.
Victory Speech
In a brief victory speech to party members and lawmakers, Boris Johnsonn pledged to “deliver Brexit, unite the country and defeat Jeremy Corbyn,”
“We are going to energize the country, we are going to get Brexit done,’” said Johnson.
Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Hunt, a calmer politician comparing to Mr. Johnsons said, “He was sure his rival would do a great job.”
“He’s got optimism, enthusiasm, he puts a smile on people’s face and he has total, unshakable confidence in our amazing country,” said Hunt,
Exit of Theresa May
Ex Prime Minister Theresa May appeared last time in British Parliament. She will formally resign before Queen of UK at Buckingham Palace.
After repeatedly rejected agreement of Brexit, Theresa May announced her resignation last month. The British departure from the European Union was delayed from its scheduled exit in March this year.
Muslim Roots of Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson’s paternal great-grandfather Ali Kemal, was a journalist of the Ottoman Empire currently Turkey. His Grandfahter Ali Kamal was a journalist in Ottoman Empire. In a BBC organized series Boris Johnson revealed his Muslim lineage for the first time.
Who was Ali Kemal
The great grandfather of British PM Boris Johnson ,’Ali Kemal’ was Born in 1867. His mother belonged to Circassian (An ethnic group in Russian region) heritage. Ali Kemal journalistic career let him travel many countries.
He met an Anglo-Swiss woman named Winifred Brun and the daughter of a Margaret Johnson. They married in London in 1903. Early in his life due to his strong ‘liberal’ views sentenced him exile from the Ottoman Empire. However, when the rule of the Sultan came to an end, he emerged as one of the most prominent figures in Ottoman political life. In some unspecific duration the son and daughter of Ali Kemal living in England adopted their matrilineal surname Johnson.
Ali Kemal and Armenian Sympathy
During the Young Turk’s power in Ottoman empire Ali Kemal became more active and touched upon the Armenian issue after 1918. After Young Turks abandoned power Ali Kemal was included in the new government subordinated to the UK.
“Kemal also became the Minister of Interior for a short period, later, when Kemalist movement backed by the Young Turks. Ali Kemal was once arrested for glorifying Armenians. The governor handed over him to the crowd. The furious crowd at front of the governor house killed him and hung his body”.
