The New UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who replaced Theresa May who resigned after being unable (or unwilling) to implement BRexit after 3 years, conducted a cabinet bloodbath on his first day that saw Theresa May’s ministers replaced with loyal, true BRexit believers, aka BRexiteers. It has all the hallmarks of a government readying itself for a general election. In what was less a ‘reshuffle’ and more a complete overhaul of a Tory government weighed down by the BRexit debacle, Wednesday saw 17 of 30 ministers either sacked or resign as Johnson stamped his authority on day one. The government is now no longer trying to bridge the divide between remainers and leavers, but committing to BRexit 100% even if it meant no deal.
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