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FILE PHOTO: Jo Johnson arrives at 9 Downing Street, London, January 9, 2018. REUTERS / Peter Nicholls / File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Jo Johnson said he knew other ministers and lawmakers "were questioning" about the opportunity to resign in protest against the Brexit plan. Theresa May, after her dramatic resignation Friday, which had intensified pressure on the prime minister.
The young Minister of Transport – and younger brother of former Foreign Minister Boris Johnson – on Friday issued a harsh criticism of May's Brexit deal. He resigned unexpectedly, saying the country should withdraw and hold a second referendum after leaving the EU.
Jo Johnson had previously voted to stay in the bloc, and his departure would risk inciting other pro-European ministers to oppose May's deal, alongside the ruling party's Brexiteers who have already declared that they would not vote for the plan.
"I know a lot of people are thinking a lot about the deal and the way they're going to respond to it, but it's obvious that each of them needs to find the best way to respond," he said. he told BBC Radio.
"This is one of the most important issues we will face in our political careers. It is up to the legislators to take a stand. I did it, if others think it's good to do it, good for them.
Johnson said that there was now a huge gap between the type of Brexit promised by his brother Boris, one of the leading EU activists, and the contract that May is concluding in Brussels.
As a result, he said it would be a "mockery of democracy" if the government did not consult the public to find out if he still wanted to leave the world's largest trading bloc.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, a Brexiteer leader in the May party, told BBC Radio that he rejected the call for a new referendum, but agreed with critics against this agreement. He said that, in its current form, the Conservatives would not have enough support to pass the vote in parliament.
Kate Holton report; Edited by Kirsten Donovan and Hugh Lawson
