Daily Mirror - 24.07.2019

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BORIS JOHNSON, PM: IT’S

WHAT HAVE

BY PIPPA CRERAR

Political Editor

Boris Johnson

92,

Jeremy Hunt

46,

RESULT

over letting Chinese firm

Huawei into our 5G system.

In 2015, Mr Johnson, as

London Mayor, accused

Trump of being “unfit” for

office. But he has spoken

warmly of the President since

then. Meanwhile, Trump’s daughter Ivanka

was ridiculed after congratulating Mr

Johnson on “becoming the next PM of the

United Kingston” in a tweet.

He’ll do a good job.” The pairs handling of

the UK-US “special relationship” will prove

crucial for Britain’s fortunes over the next

few months. But it will be tested by the Iran

crisis, a potential trade pact and warnings

Brexit that works for the whole UK”, a

clear warning against a no-deal.

And former Tory leader William

Hague warned his approach was “a

fantasy” that could be a “mortal

threat” to his premiership.

Apart from the mess left by Mrs

May’s botched EU plans, one of the

biggest problems Mr Johnson will have

to deal with is the crisis in the Gulf.

Iran last night warned him it would

protect its waters, after Mr Hunt

outlined plans for a European naval

Brexit plans could drive an even bigger

wedge through the divided party.

Brussels immediately dashed his

hopes of renegotiating the deal that

had been struck with Mrs May.

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator

Michel Barnier said he looked forward

to “working constructively” on

ratifying the Withdrawal Agreement

Mrs May struck with Europe.

The outgoing PM, who will resign

today, congratulated Mr Johnson, but

stressed he should work “to deliver a

private meeting that he was not

planning an election any time soon.

Mr Johnson was voted Tory leader

by 0.2% of the electorate. Rival Mr

Hunt got 46,656 votes.

The 67% victory gave him the power

to change official government policy

towards a damaging no-deal Brexit.

But one Cabinet Minister said: “It

doesn’t change the fundamental facts.

We have barely got a Commons

majority.” Mr Johnson also pledged to

unite the Tories, but his hardline

haven’t delivered Brexit. Labour leader

Jeremy Corbyn urged Mr Johnson to

call a poll and vowed to table a motion

of no-confidence in the new PM “when

it is appropriate to do so” and “at a

time of our choosing”.

He said: “He’s been elected by less

than 100,000 people, and he’s been

elected on a programme which

appears to be tax write-offs for the

very richest and a no-deal exit from

the European Union.”

But Mr Johnson told Tory MPs at a

campaign slogan “deliver, unite and

defeat” – with the initials DUD. He

said it had been rebranded to include

the word “energise”, so he could

govern as a “DUDE”.

He then waffled: “Like some

slumbering giant, we are going to rise

and ping off the guy ropes of

self-doubt and negativity.”

But Mr Johnson’s first day as PM

could be overshadowed by up to a

dozen senior ministers quitting his

government in protest at his

dangerous no-deal plans.

Chancellor Philip Hammond, Aid

Secretary Rory Stewart and

Justice Secretary David

Gauke are expected to be first

out of the door. He also faces

the prospect of losing his

working majority entirely

amid speculation

disillusioned Tory MPs could

leave the party.

The chance of a general

election within months has

grown – with the Tories

facing a drubbing if they

Despair as just 0.2%

impose blundering

no-deal clown on

COMEBACK Fired Priti Patel rest of the nation

MUCH of Britain hung it’s head in

despair yesterday as just 92,

Tories saddled us with divisive

Boris Johnson as our next PM.

And almost as if the new party

leader could sense the gloomy mood

of the rest of the nation, he declared:

“There may be some people here who

wonder quite what they have done.”

He also said there would be many

who “question the wisdom” of

crowning him leader after a political

career marred by endless blunders

racism, homophobia, lies and U-turns.

But it was an all too brief moment

of honesty from the former Foreign

Secretary, who critics fear will plunge

Britain into an economic nightmare if

he forces through a no-deal Brexit

after he beat Jeremy Hunt to become

Theresa May’s successor.

And it did not take long for Mr

Johnson to revert to his blustering

ways, by delivering a speech peppered

with fantasies about “a new spirit of

can-do” and ending with a

cringe-worthy joke about his

DAD Stanley

praises him

I WIN Mr Johnson,

Mr Hunt and wife

GAFFE Ivanka’s tweet

LIMP Pair shake as vote announced

DONALD Trump last night

welcomed Boris Johnson’s

victory, telling a rally: “He’s

tough and he’s smart – they call

him ‘Britain’s Trump’.”

Speaking in

Washington he

added: “They like me over

there. That’s what they wanted.

That’s what they need. He’ll

get it done. Boris is good.

He’s ‘Britain’s

Trump’....says

the Donald

PRAISE Trump