{"id":125496,"date":"2022-02-20T10:32:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T10:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=125496"},"modified":"2022-02-20T10:32:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T10:32:05","slug":"should-johnson-resign-uk-doesnt-need-a-vacuum-right-now-minister-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/markets\/should-johnson-resign-uk-doesnt-need-a-vacuum-right-now-minister-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Johnson resign? UK doesn&#x27;t need a vacuum right now, minister says"},"content":{"rendered":"<figcaption>FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 19, 2022. Matt Dunham\/Pool via REUTERS<\/figcaption><p>LONDON (Reuters) &#8211; Britain does not need a vacuum at the heart of government right now due to the gravity of the Ukraine crisis, a junior foreign minister said on Sunday when asked if Prime Minister Boris Johnson should resign over lockdown parties.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson has received a police questionnaire as part of an investigation into parties at Downing Street during COVID lockdowns. He has repeatedly been asked if he would resign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think what the country needs at the moment is a vacuum at the centre of government,\u201d Europe minister James Cleverly told Sky, citing the COVID recovery and the Ukraine crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-britain-politics\/should-johnson-resign-uk-doesnt-need-a-vacuum-right-now-minister-says-idUSKBN2KP068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 19, 2022. 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