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Sir Ringo Starr ‘sure Boris Johnson will find another job’ after dramatic resignation and that’s nice-Mel Evans-Entertainment – Metro
It’s been a dramatic week for ol’ Mr Johnson.
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If you were worried Prime Minister Boris Johnson may struggle to land another gig after stepping down as leader of the Conservative Party then fear not – Beatles drummer Ringo Starr believes he’ll be just fine.
Yesterday the Tory leader stepped down from the top job, but not before delivering a broadside at the ‘eccentric’ decision by Cabinet colleagues and MPs to force him out and claiming ‘them’s the breaks’.
And speaking at an event in Los Angeles to mark his 82nd birthday, former Beatles drummer Sir Ringo said while he would not offer a detailed opinion on Mr Johnson or the turbulent political situation in the UK, he wished him the best.
In fact, he’s ‘sure Boris Johnson will get another job’ after his dramatic resignation.
Asked about the controversial politician’s decision to step down, Sir Ringo told the PA news agency: ‘I’m not saying anything about Boris Johnson.
‘God bless him and I’m sure he’ll get another job.’
Mr Johnson resigned as leader of the Tory party on Thursday (Picture: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Sir Ringo shared a quick thought on the situation while celebrating his birthday (Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
A diplomatic response if ever we’ve heard it – but it’s not the first time the musician has weighed in, however tenuously, on political happenings.
The world famous drummer also admitted that gun violence and hatred ‘in any country’ around the world ‘got him down’, adding this week: ‘We’re here to (spread peace and love) … and I can only do this,’ giving his trademark peace sign.
He flashed his famous peace sign to the cameras (Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
‘I can’t force anyone to go “peace and love” but it’s catching on.’
In 2017, Sir Ringo also weighed in on the Brexit debate, saying that ‘people voted and they have to get on with it’.
It comes after a tumultuous week in Downing Street, in which Mr Johnson said he intends to remain in office until his successor is elected, a process which could take months, prompting a backlash from party grandees and political opponents over his attempt to ‘cling on’ in No 10 until the autumn.
Mr Johnson was supported by Britain’s Conservative party chairman Ben Elliot, wife Carrie Johnson, Chief Whip Chris Heaton-Harris and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries during his statement outside No 10 (Picture: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak, Sajid Javid, Ben Wallace, Nadhim Zahawi, Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss and Tom Tugendhat are potential contenders for the Conservative Party’s new leader, while Culture secretary Nadine Dorries has told colleagues they need to ‘keep the cabinet sailing steadily and keep the government running smoothly’, according to The Times.
Newly appointed education secretary James Cleverly has said candidates to succeed Mr Johnson will need to ‘explain their rationale’ for staying loyal to the Prime Minister or not.
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He told BBC Breakfast: ‘Everyone that puts themselves forward we will need to explain the rationale for doing whatever they did and my colleagues will judge that.
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‘Some people will I’m sure want to support someone that remained part of the Prime Minister’s team over these last few days and there will be other who want perhaps to support someone that was critical of the Prime Minister.
‘Each of us will make our own choices and I think each candidate will need to explain whatever decisions they took or didn’t take.’
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