4.6 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
0:00.0 | This is the Guardian. |
0:08.1 | Today, Cabinet resignations, a Tory party in turmoil, |
0:13.1 | and a Prime Minister determined to cling onto power. |
0:16.6 | What would it take for Boris Johnson to resign? |
0:19.6 | We now come to the personal statement I call Sajid Javid. |
0:26.6 | Mr Speaker, I'm grateful for your permission to make this statement. |
0:31.6 | Yesterday, we began... |
0:33.6 | Yesterday, in the House of Commons, the now former Health Secretary, |
0:36.6 | Sajid Javid stood up to make a personal statement. |
0:39.6 | After dramatically resigning, |
0:42.6 | from Boris Johnson's cabinet the night before. |
0:49.6 | I believe that we are all motivated by the national interest, |
0:54.6 | and that the public expects us all, all of us, |
0:57.6 | to maintain honesty and to maintain integrity in whatever we do. |
1:02.6 | He told the room and the Prime Minister that he'd lost faith in him |
1:07.6 | as a leader of the Conservative Party. |
1:10.6 | Javid confirmed what has been said for months. |
1:14.6 | He feared for the long-term damage that Johnson might have already caused |
1:18.6 | the party's reputation. |
1:21.6 | So loyalty must go both ways. |
1:24.6 | The events of recent months have made it increasingly difficult to be in that team. |
1:29.6 | After months of scandals at the heart of Johnson's government, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Guardian, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Guardian and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.