Boris Johnson said to plan to stay with May to fight for Brexit

As the most prominent Brexit supporter in the government, Johnson could be expected to leave once the month of May told ministers that they needed to support his projects or leave.

Boris Johnson. (Bloomberg pic)

LONDON: Boris Johnson has decided not to resign his position as Foreign Secretary for Brexit plan of British Prime Minister Theresa May because he wants to stay in cabinet and fight for the divorce that he wishes.

As the most prominent Brexit supporter in the government and harsh critic of May's vision for close ties with the European Union, Johnson would have had to step down once May had tell the ministers plans or leave. The conservative legislator supporting Brexit privately questioned why he did not do it.

The reason, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity, is that Johnson thinks May would have gone for an even closer relationship with the EU if he had not I was doing the business against it. He thinks that he will have to fight even harder against the Eurosceptic cause in the future, and that he is best placed to do it inside the Cabinet, says the person.

It is similar to the argument presented by Johnson two weeks ago. despite having promised to fight with all his might against a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport, he had not resigned once it became a government policy. "My resignation would have done absolutely nothing," he said before avoiding a vote on the issue while traveling abroad.

Prime Minister Friday insisted that she would no longer tolerate Johnson's open dissent. and others during the last year. It remains to be seen whether the Secretary of Foreign Affairs will be less vocal.

The Sunday Times reported that Johnson used abusive language to describe May's proposals at the Cabinet meeting on Friday, before falling on line.

His decision – and other Brexit supporters – not to resign leaves conservative lawmakers criticizing May's agreement for short of prominent champions. That does not mean that they will fall without a fight, however. On Saturday, they aired an 18-page review of May's plan, which warns that it could leave Britain in a "black hole", bound by EU rules but unable to influence them. .