TESSA DOOMS | Johnson's fall reminds SA that leaders lead at behest of people

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TESSA DOOMS | Johnson's fall reminds SA that leaders lead at behest of people
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TESSA DOOMS | However irrational it may seem, legitimacy and public support for leadership matters and when it is threatened it must be responded to with decisive leadership that regains people’s confidence, or admit they have no mandate to lead.

26 July 2022 - 11:06On July 7 news broke around the world that Boris Johnson has resigned as prime minister of the United Kingdom. The Conservative leader, who was elected on the strength of promises to lead and execute Brexit, reluctantly resigned in response to enormous political pressure.

Although Johnson had survived a vote of no confidence exactly a month before his resignation, in early July he faced a more public display of no confidence in his leadership as 50+ members of his government resigned in one day to signal their unwillingness to be led by and support the leadership of a prime minister mired in scandal.

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