July 2020. Boris Johnson today celebrates one year as the UK’s Prime Minister after taking over from Theresa May in the midst of a fierce Brexit storm. Twelve months on, has he lived up to your expectations? Mr Johnson is celebrating his first anniversary as the nation’s leader at Chequers. His first year in office has seen him weather many challenges, from having to approach the European Union to request a second Brexit delay to calling a general election in a bid to break the parliamentary deadlock. He has also been tasked with responding to the biggest public health crisis of a generation – the coronavirus pandemic which has killed 45,554 Britons and resulted in 297,146 infections. Mr Johnson stood outside No10 on July 24, 2019 vowing to “act, to take decisions, to give strong leadership and to change this country for the better”. In a statement released overnight, the Prime Minister said he and his ministers had made “great progress” on delivering his key pledges. He used his milestone to make another promise to voters, vowing to not let the COVID-19 epidemic hold the UK back from powering ahead. He said: “It is one year since I stood on the steps of Downing Street and made a promise to the British people that this Government would get Brexit done and then unite and level up the country. We got Brexit done and made great progress on delivering on those priorities. Then our country was hit by a devastating blow in the form of coronavirus. Today I want to make this pledge: I will not let the virus hold this country back.” I believe him, and I wish the man well.
Jul 2020. PM Boris Johnson One Year in Job
