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BBC program replaces credits with UK resignation, internet calls “fantastic”

July 7, 2022
Bharat Times

Boris Johnson is ready to succumb to pressure. (Reuters file photo)

A BBC program replaced its end credits with a list of all ministerial resignations so far in the United Kingdom, set to an acoustic version of “Bittersweet Symphony”. A wave of resignations has put pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is set to step down today.

In the end credits of the programme, Newsnight showed the names of at least dozens of ministers and Mr Johnson’s aides, starting with Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak.

It ended with the words: “Boris Johnson – Prime Minister?”

A Twitter user who shared a short clip said, “In case you missed it, #Newsnight changed its end credits tonight to an acoustic version of the bittersweet symphony with a list of all ministerial resignations. ” It is being shared a lot on social media.

Users enjoyed the video, retweeted it thousands of times and called it “fantastic”.

One user tweeted, ‘Powerful. Love London Grammar.’ “Absolutely beautiful to behold,” said another.

Meanwhile, the BBC said in a report that Mr Johnson would announce his resignation as British prime minister on Thursday after being left in a rebellion by newly-appointed ministers and more than 50 others that left the government in a dangerous form. was left near paralysis.

Other media reports said eight ministers, including two secretaries of state, resigned in the past two hours, with an isolated and powerless Mr Johnson ready to bow down to the inevitable and later announced he would step down.

After several days of fighting for his job, Johnson was dumped by all but a handful of colleagues. It was a far cry from the time when 58-year-old Johnson came to power in 2019, winning a sizable majority, capturing votes in parts of Britain that had never previously supported his Conservative Party.