Boris Johnson He ceased to be in the spotlight when, dogged by scandals, he resigned as British Prime Minister on July 7, 2022; but he now returns to the forefront of the controversy with a particular revelation: insinuating that Benjamin Netanyahu put hidden microphones in the bathroom of 10 Downing Street, in 2017.
Former British Prime Minister will soon publish his memoirs. Boris Johnson recounts a visit by the Israeli Prime Minister at the time, Benjamin Netanyahu, Downing Street and this at a given moment Bibi (Netanyahu’s nickname) asked him to go to the bathroom. He goes on to say that his security team later found listening equipment in that same toilet, which belonged to Boris Johnson’s staff.
This statement appears in Johnson’s memoir, Unchained(Detached) which will be published on October 10 and whose British newspaper Daily Telegraph published some extracts this Thursday.
“Bibi “It had been there for a while, and it may or may not have been a coincidence, but I was told that later, when they were doing the usual search for hidden microphones, they found a recording device. listen in the bathroom,” writes Boris Johnson. while recalling the meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu.
Boris Johnson receives Benjamin Netanyahu
He Telegraph He wanted the former prime minister to reveal more details about what happened, to which Boris Johnson responded: “I think everything you need to know about that episode is in the book.”
Boris Johnson’s memoirs caused a sensation in London even before their publication, since we remember, for example, that he revealed details about the state of health of Queen Elizabeth II last year and that he also accused French President Emmanuel Macron of trying to give the UK a “beating punishment” for leaving the EU.
Boris Johnson has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. July 7, 2022. He resigned in the face of the brutal cascade of resignations that shook his government in just three days, during which more than 40 senior officials announced their departure, alleging a loss of confidence in the government. first.
The Prime Minister held a press conference from Downing Street to announce his retirement. His goal was to remain in office until the fall; events did not hasten his end.