If ever there was a moment when the UK needed competent and trustworthy leadership, it is now. Inflation is on course to reach 11 per cent; millions worry about their ability to make ends meet. Labour unrest is spreading. Sterling is sliding. A war is raging in Europe. Yet, mired in scandals around its leader, Boris Johnson’s government has for months been able to deliver only drift and disarray. After his health secretary and chancellor resigned, others followed in droves and several cabinet ministers told him he must go. The Johnson era is ending. It would have been better for the country if it had ended months ago.
如果说有哪一时刻英国需要一位有能力且值得信赖的领导人，那就是现在。通胀率即将升至11%；数百万人担心自己维持生计的能力。劳工骚乱正在蔓延。英镑在下跌。一场战争正在欧洲肆虐。然而，深陷围绕首相的丑闻之中的鲍里斯•约翰逊(Boris Johnson)政府几个月来只能采取一些随波逐流和混乱的措施。在卫生大臣和财政大臣辞职后，其他人纷纷效仿，多位内阁大臣告诉他必须下台。约翰逊时代即将结束。如果他在几个月前下台，对这个国家原本会更好。