<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><oembed><version>1.0</version><provider_name>EU-Logos</provider_name><provider_url>https://eulogos.blogactiv.eu</provider_url><author_name>EU Logos</author_name><author_url>https://eulogos.blogactiv.eu/author/communicationeulogos/</author_url><title>#FactOfTheDay 10/07/2018 – UK cabinet crisis: Johnson and Davis resign</title><html>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;On Sunday, 8 July, two days after announcing that she had managed to unite her government on a &lt;i&gt;« soft Brexit »&lt;/i&gt;, while maintaining close ties with the European Union (EU), Theresa May is facing yet another political turmoil. Europhobe Brexit Secretary David Davis quit the cabinet, followed a few hours later by Boris Johnson, UK foreign secretary, as a protest against May’s approach to withdrawing from the bloc. In his letter of resignation, Johnson claims crucial decisions have been postponed, including preparations for a &lt;i&gt;« no-deal »&lt;/i&gt; scenario, « &lt;i&gt;with the result that we appear to be heading for a semi-Brexit, with large parts of the economy still locked in the EU system, but with no UK control over that system ».&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;These resignations reopened speculation on May&rsquo;s effective leadership. That raises questions about the government’s ability to negotiate an orderly withdrawal, which could represent a problem for the EU and the current agenda. Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, said he hoped a change in faces might lead to a change in policy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has been named new Foreign Secretary in replacement of Mr Jonhson, while Housing Minister Dominic Raab has replaced Mr Davis as Brexit secretary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Marie Peschier&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;For further information:&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;BBC (09.07.2018) « &lt;i&gt;Boris Johnson quits to add to pressure on May over Brexit »&lt;/i&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-44770847&quot;&gt;https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-44770847&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Le Monde (09.07.2018) &lt;i&gt;« Royaume-Uni : Boris Johnson démissionne du ministère des affaires étrangères »&lt;/i&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2018/07/09/royaume-uni-le-ministre-britannique-des-affaires-etrangeres-boris-johnson-demissionne_5328535_3214.html&quot;&gt;https://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2018/07/09/royaume-uni-le-ministre-britannique-des-affaires-etrangeres-boris-johnson-demissionne_5328535_3214.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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