After he was photographed in Greece for yet another vacation and removal trucks appeared in Downing Street, Boris Johnson’s supporters today refuted claims that he had already “thrown on the towel.”
In spite of being seen grocery shopping with his wife Carrie in Nea Makri, a beach town near to Athens, senior Tories said the prime minister is “still working.”
The vacation follows closely on the heels of their delayed honeymoon trip to Slovenia.
According to video posted on the Greek website In, the pair purchased wine and other groceries at a nearby shop.
The items was then put into a bag at the checkout counter and loaded into a black SUV.
Stanley Johnson, Mr. Johnson’s father, has a property in Horto, some distance distant.
Two lorries were parked outside No. 10 in London, and aides confirmed that preparations were being made for the ‘transition’ to the next leader.
With just a few weeks before he is replaced by either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak, Labour mocked Mr. Johnson for allegedly “laughing” at British citizens who are suffering from a severe cost-of-living crisis.
The PM is still working, whether he is in the UK or not, according to former Cabinet member Brandon Lewis.
Even when you are not in the Downing Street office, you are working, Mr. Lewis told LBC.
He said, “This year at least, he’s in the middle of his second week of vacation.” Therefore, someone will continue to work while they are gone, even if they are the secretary of state or even the prime minister.
I can tell you that he will continue to review his inbox and, if necessary, deal with matters of national security.
The prime minister does not cease working when he travels outside of the nation.
Keir Starmer, who had just returned from vacation, announced plans to freeze energy prices for at least six months in an effort to capitalise on the perception of drift in government.
In response to the cost-of-living crisis, the Labour leader said: “We’ve got to grip it because at the moment what we’ve got is two Tory leadership candidates who are fighting each other in a sort of internal battle, where their main argument seems to be about how terrible their record in Government has been, and a Prime Minister who’s a lame duck because he’s acknowledged there’s a problem with energy bills, but says “I’m not going to do anything about it”
The Prime Minister was criticised by Labour for acting like “one huge party” in recent months.
According to recent evidence, it doesn’t appear to matter whether the Prime Minister is at work or on vacation since he has repeatedly failed to address the problem of the Conservative cost-of-living crisis, a spokesman said.
While the rest of the nation struggles to make ends meet, it’s all just one huge celebration for Boris Johnson.
The City of Durham’s Labour MP, Mary Kelly Foy, expressed her disapproval of the Prime Minister in comments on “Boris Johnson’s Diary” on social media.
Thursday: Don’t announce any fresh assistance for those who are having trouble keeping up with mounting expenditures. Saturday: Greek holiday,’ she tweeted.
“He’s making fun of you,”
Mr. Johnson suggested last week that there might be new ways to pay for energy bills.
Just days after Downing Street claimed he would not become involved in the cost-of-living problem, he made an unexpected appearance at a crucial meeting with energy executives in No10.
The departing PM participated in a question-and-answer session with business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng and chancellor Nadhim Zahawi over the rise in gas and electricity rates.
Families who are already struggling were hurt by recent predictions that home energy costs would rise to more than £4,200 in the next year.
It was unexpected that Mr. Johnson would attend the meeting with 15 energy companies since Mr. Zahawi and Mr. Kwarteng were previously believed to be the ministers who would preside over the negotiations.
The prime minister was on his delayed honeymoon in the Slovenian mountain resort of Vila Planinka in the Jezersko area this month, as the Bank of England warned the UK will experience its worst recession since the 1990s.
The resort, which is located in a valley about 30 minutes from Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital, promises a calming “balancing of energy” and serves bear prosciutto to diners.
We’ve had an absolutely wonderful time, he told the local media. We’ve climbed every peak in sight, dove into lakes, ridden bicycles, and generally had a great time.
Downing Street has stressed that any decisions on further help for Britons should be left to the future prime minister, with Mr. Johnson currently serving in a caretaker capacity after the announcement of his retirement.
Last week, the PM told energy executives again that his successor will be in charge of making “important budgetary choices.”