# Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to lead the UK but has resigned on July 7, 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [July 30, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-minister-boris-johnson-tries-to-lead-the-uk-but-has-resigned-on-july-7-2022/837872 "2019-07-30T14:24:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1360
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-minister-boris-johnson-tries-to-lead-the-uk-but-has-resigned-on-july-7-2022/837872/1360 "2022-07-06T13:01:15Z")
There’s a new thread in P&E that seems to fit better the trend of this thread: > [@Who wants to be Prime Minister? Resignations in Tory cabinet and Boris Johnson has resigned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-prime-minister-resignations-in-tory-cabinet/967464/): > > Two huge resignations in Boris Johnson’s cabinet around 6 PM London time today. Let’s start with the Chancellor of the Exchequer: Let’s add the Secretary of State for Health: There will be a Tory leadership election soon, there is no way Boris Johnson survives this. The interesting question is how soon we can see a U.K. general election. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-minister-boris-johnson-tries-to-lead-the-uk-but-has-resigned-on-july-7-2022/837872)._