Former British Foreign Secretary Borish Johnson has recently delivered his resignation speech with key quotes, via SKY News, found below.
- Johnson praises Theresa May and the PM’s “courage and her resilience”, adding it was a “privilege to collaborate with her in promoting Global Britain”.
- He praises May’s Mansion House speech in January but says that “never actually turned that into a negotiating position”.
- He also decries how the issue of the Irish border was allowed “to become so politically-charged as to dominate the debate”.
- Johnson describes the PM’s Brexit plan, as agreed at Chequers as “miserable permanent limbo”.
- Ending his speech, Johnson says: “If the PM can fix that vision… I believe she can deliver a great Brexit.”