国际英语资讯:British PMs brother resigns as MP, minister
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 5-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="MP">MP</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embattled">embattled</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="Jo">Jo</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="loyalty">loyalty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="Jo">Jo</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="loyalty">loyalty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unresolvable">unresolvable</span> <span word="tension">tension</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="MP">MP</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Orpington">Orpington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Mail">Mail</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>.</p><p><span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Jo">Jo</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="Jo">Jo</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="service">service</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brilliant">brilliant</span>, <span word="talented">talented</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="MP">MP</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="understands">understands</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Jo">Jo</span>."</p><p><span word="Jo">Jo</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>).</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bungling">bungling</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p>
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