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| Trump congratulates Boris Johnson, saying he will be 'great' as UK's next PM – live news | Trump congratulates Boris Johnson, saying he will be 'great' as UK's next PM – live news |
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| The Labour party has sent an email to supporters about Boris Johnson. Here’s an excerpt. | |
| Today, Boris Johnson became leader of the Conservatives. Tomorrow, he’ll be prime minister. | |
| How did our country sink so low? Whether you think he’s a scruffy Etonian buffoon or a cold, calculating liar, what’s clear is his terrifying support of a damaging no-deal Brexit and his stunningly out-of-touch policy of tax cuts for the wealthy. We have to stop him. | |
| It starts with revealing the real Boris Johnson: Out of touch elitist. Untrustworthy. Incompetent. | |
| And this is what it’s saying on Twitter. | |
| In his campaign to become leader, Boris Johnson boasted he was the biggest defender of the bankers who crashed the economy.He won’t look out for you, only himself and his super-rich friends. Share the truth about our new Prime Minister.https://t.co/0HzbZyWKfd | |
| Jeremy Corbyn has issued this statement about Boris Johnson’s election at Tory leader and next PM. | |
| After almost a decade of austerity, we need a prime minister on the side of the many, not the few. | |
| Boris Johnson has won the support of fewer than 100,000 unrepresentative Conservative party members by promising tax cuts for the richest, presenting himself as the bankers’ best friend, and pushing for a damaging no-deal Brexit. | |
| But he hasn’t won the support of our country. | |
| Johnson’s no-deal would mean job cuts, higher prices in the shops, and risk our NHS being sold off to US corporations in a sweetheart deal with Donald Trump. | |
| The people of our country should decide who becomes prime minister. | |
| We need a Labour government for the many, not a Boris Johnson Conservative government for the few. | |
| Labour is holding a rally in Parliament Square on Thursday demanding a general election. This is from Andrew Fisher, Jeremy Corbyn’s policy adviser. | |
| Fundamentally we need a general election. Join us in Parliament Square on Thu 25 Julyhttps://t.co/SqCFs0fbA5 | |
| Rory Stewart, the international development secretary, always said he could not serve in cabinet under Boris Johnson because of Johnson’s support for a no-deal Brexit. He has posted a tweet to confirm he will resign tomorrow. | |
| Congratulations @BorisJohnson on becoming Leader. Honour to serve in turn as Minister of Environment @DefraGovUK, Mid East +Asia @DFID_UK, Africa @FCO, Prisons @MoJGovUK + then Development Secretary in Cabinet +NSC. Backbench tomorrow serving Cumbria. Thank you all. More walking! pic.twitter.com/2PVLTaGXXR | |
| Here is my colleague Jessica Elgot’s take on Boris Johnson’s victory speech. | Here is my colleague Jessica Elgot’s take on Boris Johnson’s victory speech. |
| Boris Johnson's victory speech: what he said and what he meant | Boris Johnson's victory speech: what he said and what he meant |
| Ivanka Trump’s original tweet congratulated Boris Johnson on becoming prime minister of the United Kingston. My colleague Patrick Wintour is disappointed. | Ivanka Trump’s original tweet congratulated Boris Johnson on becoming prime minister of the United Kingston. My colleague Patrick Wintour is disappointed. |
| Sadly, Ivanka Trump has deleted tweet congratulating Boris Johnson on becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingston. There was a fleeting hope that last few weeks had all been a misunderstanding & Johnson had been a candidate for a hitherto obscure municipal post in SW London. | Sadly, Ivanka Trump has deleted tweet congratulating Boris Johnson on becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingston. There was a fleeting hope that last few weeks had all been a misunderstanding & Johnson had been a candidate for a hitherto obscure municipal post in SW London. |
| UPDATE: Here is the original. | UPDATE: Here is the original. |
| Big day for Kingston pic.twitter.com/JmJ8PuTbtR | Big day for Kingston pic.twitter.com/JmJ8PuTbtR |
| This is from Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the president of Turkey. | This is from Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the president of Turkey. |
| Birleşik Krallık'ın 77. Başbakanı olan @BorisJohnson'ı tebrik ediyor, kendisine yeni görevinde başarılar diliyorum. Bu yeni dönemde Türkiye-Birleşik Krallık ilişkilerinin daha da gelişeceğine inanıyorum. | Birleşik Krallık'ın 77. Başbakanı olan @BorisJohnson'ı tebrik ediyor, kendisine yeni görevinde başarılar diliyorum. Bu yeni dönemde Türkiye-Birleşik Krallık ilişkilerinin daha da gelişeceğine inanıyorum. |
| And this is how Google translates Erdoğan’s Turkish. | And this is how Google translates Erdoğan’s Turkish. |
| I congratulate @BorisJohnson, the UK’s 77th prime minister, and wish him success in his new role. I believe this develop further the Turkey-United Kingdom relations in the new era. | I congratulate @BorisJohnson, the UK’s 77th prime minister, and wish him success in his new role. I believe this develop further the Turkey-United Kingdom relations in the new era. |
| Erdoğan seems willing to forget Johnson’s limerick about him having sex with a goat. | Erdoğan seems willing to forget Johnson’s limerick about him having sex with a goat. |
| By describing Johnson as the 77th prime minister, Erdoğan is using the counting system on the Downing Street website. But this is the figure for the number of times someone has been appointed PM from Sir Robert Walpole onwards, and counts some of them twice, or more than twice. A better figure would be to say Johnson will be the 55th person to serve as prime minister. | By describing Johnson as the 77th prime minister, Erdoğan is using the counting system on the Downing Street website. But this is the figure for the number of times someone has been appointed PM from Sir Robert Walpole onwards, and counts some of them twice, or more than twice. A better figure would be to say Johnson will be the 55th person to serve as prime minister. |
| This is from Philip Hammond, who is going to resign as chancellor tomorrow because he does not want to serve under Boris Johnson. Hammond is in favour of a Brexit deal, but is strongly opposed to leaving the EU without one – a prospect Johnson is willing to contemplate. | This is from Philip Hammond, who is going to resign as chancellor tomorrow because he does not want to serve under Boris Johnson. Hammond is in favour of a Brexit deal, but is strongly opposed to leaving the EU without one – a prospect Johnson is willing to contemplate. |
| Congratulations @BorisJohnson! You have said very clearly that you are determined to do a deal with Brussels - and you will have my wholehearted support in doing so. Good luck! | Congratulations @BorisJohnson! You have said very clearly that you are determined to do a deal with Brussels - and you will have my wholehearted support in doing so. Good luck! |
| From the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg | From the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg |
| Johnson and Hunt apparently had a long conversation in the green room behind the scenes at the announcement event, that’s why it was slightly delayed - did they manage to reach an accommodation? Keeping Hunt at FCO would be big signal to party that he values stability | Johnson and Hunt apparently had a long conversation in the green room behind the scenes at the announcement event, that’s why it was slightly delayed - did they manage to reach an accommodation? Keeping Hunt at FCO would be big signal to party that he values stability |
| Theresa May says she will give Boris Johnson her “full support” from the backbenches. | Theresa May says she will give Boris Johnson her “full support” from the backbenches. |
| Many congratulations to @BorisJohnson on being elected leader of @Conservatives - we now need to work together to deliver a Brexit that works for the whole UK and to keep Jeremy Corbyn out of government. You will have my full support from the back benches. | Many congratulations to @BorisJohnson on being elected leader of @Conservatives - we now need to work together to deliver a Brexit that works for the whole UK and to keep Jeremy Corbyn out of government. You will have my full support from the back benches. |
| From Ivanka Trump, the US president’s daughter | From Ivanka Trump, the US president’s daughter |
| Congratulations @BorisJohnson on becoming the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. | Congratulations @BorisJohnson on becoming the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. |
| This is from Arlene Foster, the DUP leader. | This is from Arlene Foster, the DUP leader. |
| Congratulations to @BorisJohnson on becoming Conservative Party Leader. Look forward to discussing our shared objectives of strengthening the Union, delivering Brexit & restoring devolution. pic.twitter.com/P8VV82UXAV | Congratulations to @BorisJohnson on becoming Conservative Party Leader. Look forward to discussing our shared objectives of strengthening the Union, delivering Brexit & restoring devolution. pic.twitter.com/P8VV82UXAV |
| Boris Johnson will be the fifth prime minister since the second world war to have been educated at Eton College, the Press Association reports. The other four to attend the independent, fee-paying boarding school were David Cameron (prime minister from 2010-16), Alec Douglas-Home (1963-64), Harold Macmillan (1957-63) and Anthony Eden (1955-57). Like Boris Johnson, all of them were Conservative prime ministers. | Boris Johnson will be the fifth prime minister since the second world war to have been educated at Eton College, the Press Association reports. The other four to attend the independent, fee-paying boarding school were David Cameron (prime minister from 2010-16), Alec Douglas-Home (1963-64), Harold Macmillan (1957-63) and Anthony Eden (1955-57). Like Boris Johnson, all of them were Conservative prime ministers. |
| It means one-third of the UK’s 15 prime ministers since 1945 are Old Etonians – the name given to former pupils of the college, PA reports. Three other postwar PMs attended independent schools: Clement Attlee (Haileybury), Winston Churchill (Harrow) and Tony Blair (Fettes). The rest, including the outgoing prime minister, Theresa May, attended grammar schools. | It means one-third of the UK’s 15 prime ministers since 1945 are Old Etonians – the name given to former pupils of the college, PA reports. Three other postwar PMs attended independent schools: Clement Attlee (Haileybury), Winston Churchill (Harrow) and Tony Blair (Fettes). The rest, including the outgoing prime minister, Theresa May, attended grammar schools. |
| John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, found Boris Johnson’s victory speech (see 12.48pm and 1.28pm) “embarrassingly underwhelming”. | John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, found Boris Johnson’s victory speech (see 12.48pm and 1.28pm) “embarrassingly underwhelming”. |
| This first Johnson speech is excruciatingly and embarrassingly underwhelming. It was a like an ill prepared after dinner speech at the local golf club. | This first Johnson speech is excruciatingly and embarrassingly underwhelming. It was a like an ill prepared after dinner speech at the local golf club. |
| From Ruth Davidson, the Scottish Conservative leader | From Ruth Davidson, the Scottish Conservative leader |
| Statement. Interview to follow. pic.twitter.com/d30QpKYfwb | Statement. Interview to follow. pic.twitter.com/d30QpKYfwb |
| A source close to Boris Johnson said cabinet appointments would not be made until Wednesday evening, the Press Association reports. He is expected to spend this afternoon finalising the top ministerial team and preparing his speech for Wednesday. Johnson will also address the 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs at 4pm today and visit CCHQ. | A source close to Boris Johnson said cabinet appointments would not be made until Wednesday evening, the Press Association reports. He is expected to spend this afternoon finalising the top ministerial team and preparing his speech for Wednesday. Johnson will also address the 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs at 4pm today and visit CCHQ. |
| This is from Liz Saville Roberts, Plaid Cymru’s leader at Westminster. | This is from Liz Saville Roberts, Plaid Cymru’s leader at Westminster. |
| The Conservative party has just thrown the UK out of the frying pan and into the fire. | The Conservative party has just thrown the UK out of the frying pan and into the fire. |
| During the most serious political crisis in decades, a clown is set to become prime minister. But this is no joke. | During the most serious political crisis in decades, a clown is set to become prime minister. But this is no joke. |
| People will soon realise, this isn’t as good as it gets. By electing Boris Johnson, the Conservative party has given the Welsh independence movement a gift. | People will soon realise, this isn’t as good as it gets. By electing Boris Johnson, the Conservative party has given the Welsh independence movement a gift. |
| With the election of Mr Johnson, the question of Welsh independence is not of ‘if’, but ‘when’. | With the election of Mr Johnson, the question of Welsh independence is not of ‘if’, but ‘when’. |