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Resigned as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has earned more than 1 million pounds for speeches

2022-12-15 14:13:14Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Resigned as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has earned more than 1 million pounds
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Boris Johnson has amassed more than £1m (€1.16m) in paid speeches since resigning months ago, according to a document published on Wednesday.

The former UK prime minister, who was forced to resign in September amid a series of scandals linked to sexual misconduct in his party and holidays during the pandemic lockdown, has published the figure in an official register listing his financial interests. of parliamentarians.

Still a member of the House of Commons, Johnson has given speeches in recent months to bankers in New York, insurers in the United States, a summit organized by CNN in Portugal and another in India.

For each speech, the former prime minister was paid between 215,000 and 277,000 pounds, according to the document published on Parliament's website.

In 2021, the former Conservative Party leader was criticized by senior business leaders and fellow Tory MPs for an "obscene" speech in which he praised the cartoon character Peppa Pig, compared himself to Moses and made the noise of a car .

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson lost his seat during the speech and spent 20 seconds repeating "sorry" while shuffling printed pages at the podium.

He left Downing Street in September after being pressured to resign in the summer amid several scandals within his government.

The 58-year-old tried to return to power after the departure of his successor Liz Truss, who lasted just over a month as leader of the United Kingdom.

However, amid an economic crisis in the UK, his Tory colleagues preferred Johnson's former finance minister, Rishi Sunak.

Johnson has not completely closed the door on leading his country once more, eyeing a possible return in two years.

He considers himself "well placed to secure a Conservative victory in 2024" in the general election, claiming he remains popular with the party's base.


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