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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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| And, on the subject of Hormuz, this is from Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif. | |
| The May govt's seizure of Iranian oil at behest of US is piracy, pure & simple. I congratulate my former counterpart, @BorisJohnson on becoming UK PM.Iran does not seek confrontation. But we have 1500 miles of Persian Gulf coastline.These are our waters & we will protect them pic.twitter.com/svEqmEHQBM | |
| This is from Norbert Röttgen, chairman of the foreign affairs committee in the German Bundestag. | |
| What a historical coincidence: The day #BorisJohnson is elected, it becomes evident that experiencing an international crisis, the #UK, like any other small and middle power, depends on #European solidarity to defend its security interests internationally. #Brexit #Hormuz | |
| This is from Leo Varadkar, the Irish taoiseach (prime minister). | |
| Congratulations to @borisjohnson on his election as party leader. Look forward to an early engagement on #Brexit, Northern Ireland and bilateral relations | |
| From my colleague Jessica Elgot | |
| One cabinet return which is currently being strongly lobbied is Nicky Morgan. Thinking is that Johnson needs more women and more from the One Nation wing - Morgan backed Malthouse and ticks the boxes. | |
| YouGov has published some polling showing what people think about having Boris Johnson as prime minister. | |
| It suggests he is significantly less popular than Theresa May was when she became prime minister. | |
| The polling also suggests that half of voters think Johnson will be poor or terrible as PM, and only one person in five thinks he will be great or good. | |
| But YouGov’s Chris Curtis, in his write-up, also suggests these popularity figures may not matter too much. Here’s an extract. | |
| Firstly, while his own numbers aren’t good, his opponents’ are generally worse. The 31% who have a favourable view of Johnson is higher than the 27% who have a favourable view of Nigel Farage, the 9% who have a favourable view of Jo Swinson (because most people still haven’t heard of her) and the 18% who have a favourable view of Jeremy Corbyn. | |
| In a head-to-head fight against the leader of the opposition over who would make the best prime minister, Boris leads Jeremy Corbyn by 34% to 20% (although they are both behind “not sure” on 42%). | |
| Secondly, whilst Boris’s overall numbers aren’t particularly positive, he does well among the key voters he needs to bring back into the Conservative fold. They key challenge to the Conservative party is to win back the third of their voters that they have lost to the Brexit party over the past few months. | |
| And among these voters Boris is incredibly popular, with 71% of those who say they would currently vote for Nigel Farage’s insurgent party saying they have a favourable view of him. In fact, he has about the same levels of popularity amongst Brexit party voters than amongst current Conservatives. | |
| Finally, these numbers still have time to change before a general election takes place, and a lot depends on how he handles Brexit over the coming months. | |
| This is from Nigel Farage, the Brexit party leader, on Boris Johnson. | |
| I wish Boris Johnson well as prime minister with his ‘do or die’ pledge to deliver Brexit on October 31. | |
| It is ‘do or die’ not just for Brexit, but for the future of the Conservative party too. | |
| Does he have the courage to deliver for the country? | |
| Moody’s, the credit rating agency, has issued a report today saying it thinks Boris Johnson’s ascent to become prime minister has made a no-deal Brexit more likely. Here is an extract from its news release. | |
| Mr Johnson, who will replace Theresa May as prime minister this week, was a figurehead of the Vote Leave campaign in 2016 and has said he wants the UK to leave the EU by the deadline of 31 October 2019, regardless of whether the EU agrees to a revised deal. | |
| “With the election of Mr Johnson, the likelihood of a sustainable compromise appears lower than before,” said Colin Ellis, Moody’s managing director for credit strategy. “Our view remains that a no-deal Brexit would have significantly negative credit effects for the UK sovereign and related issuers. | |
| “Since the outcome of the Brexit referendum, Moody’s central expectation has been that the UK and the EU would reach a withdrawal agreement that preserves many of the features of current trading arrangements, particularly for goods. Although this would be credit-negative compared with staying in the EU, it would be significantly less damaging than a no-deal Brexit. | |
| “Although a no-deal scenario is now more likely, there is still no majority support in parliament for such an outcome.” | |
| Labour 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. | 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. | 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 the party is 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 | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 | 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! |