On this day - 24 July
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister
On July 24th 2019, Boris Johnson took over the role of UK Prime Minister following the departure of Theresa May. His time in office focused heavily on Brexit negotiations and the Covid-19 pandemic. The government responded to Covid with lockdowns, social distancing and a vaccination program. Numerous parties were found to have been held during lockdown at 10 Downing Street and 83 individuals including Johnson were found to have breached social distancing rules.
Boris Johnson resigned as prime minister on September 6th 2022. His appointment of Chris Pincher as the deputy chief whip of the Conservative party while knowing that there were allegations against Chris Pincher of sexual misconduct led to numerous resignations amongst members of the government. Liz Truss succeeded Boris Johnson.
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