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Boris Johnson warns Brits about anti-Brexit plot

Tuesday, 19 July 2022 6:05 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 19 July 2022 6:28 PM ]

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain June 22, 2022. (File photo by Reuters)

The UK prime minister, who is due to leave office in September, has warned that his successors could try to rejoin the European Union.

Boris Johnson claimed in parliament on Monday that upon his departure, the Labor Party and the so-called “deep state” would try to cancel Brexit.

“Some people will say as I leave office that this is the end of Brexit… and the leader of the opposition and the deep state will prevail in its plot to haul us back into alignment with the EU as a prelude to our eventual return,” Johnson warned Britons.

The UK deep state, in political context, is in reference to a group of influential people linked to the country's government agencies or the military, believed to be involved in the secret manipulation or control of the government's policies.

Johnson added in an address directed to the Tory lawmakers, “We on this side of the House will prove them wrong, won’t we?”

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Johnson named Labor leader Keir Starmer, the Scottish independence movement and the Liberal Democrats as accomplices in the “deep state” plot, but did not point the finger at any perceived culprits within the civil service.

Starmer responded to the outgoing prime minister, calling Johnson "delusional".

“The delusion is never-ending,” Starmer responded. “What a relief for the country that they finally got round to sacking him.”

Since Johnson’s resignation earlier this month, his scandal-ridden administration has lost the vast support and vote of trust of many of the Brits.

The candidates competing to replace Johnson are contesting at a time when Britain's economy is beset with spiraling inflation, high debt, and low growth that have left people with the tightest squeeze on their finances in decades.

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