British Prime Minister Boris Johnson | Photo credit: AP
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly considering resigning next spring as he finds his current salary of £ 150,402 disappointing compared to his previous occupation and he cannot survive on that much money.
According to British tabloid The Daily Mirror, unidentified Tory MPs believe that Johnson, who used to make £ 23,000 a month as a newspaper columnist, wants out in six months after he resolved Brexit
“Boris has at least six children, some young enough to need financial help.” The tabloid quoted a deputy as saying: “And he had to pay his ex-wife Marina Wheeler a shedload as part of the divorce settlement.”
Before becoming the leader of the Conservative Party, the Prime Minister had a salary of £ 275,000 a year with the Telegraph and also made £ 160,000 in a month giving two speeches.
Another added: “Boris is the typical adulterer. More interested in the chase than the prize. ”The MPs further said that the British prime minister believes he could win at least twice as much, having earned $ 2,06,885 from just two lectures, two speeches in a month, shortly before. to become prime minister.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is the bookmaker’s favorite as the next prime minister
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunakm, whose popularity has been gaining in the country, is the favorite contender for bookmakers to be prime minister if Boris Johnson resigns.
The Mirror report highlights that five contenders await: Foreign Minister Rishi Sunak, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, Cab-
Inet Office chief Michael Gove, former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and former Defense Secretary Penny Mordaunt, in case the current Prime Minister leaves office for salary issues.
The bookies’ favorite is Sunak, having given away £ 300 billion in cash from Covid.
A recent poll of party members by the Conservative Home website placed Sunak, 40, easily at the top of the cabinet satisfaction ratings, while Johnson was near the bottom of the list.
