Boris Johnson has suggested the extreme heatwave in the UK over the summer may have contributed to the political "turmoil" which led to his exit from No 10. The former prime minister made the comment at an event on the fringe of the Cop27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh.
He said: “Temperatures in London this July reached 40 degrees, which is unprecedented and almost unbearable by United Kingdom standards – perhaps even contributing to unexpected political turmoil that we saw in Westminster at that time.”
Like the whole of the UK, Johnson and the rest of the Conservative Party were certainly feeling the heat throughout July, as the Prime Minister found himself embroiled in another scandal over his conduct just as the aftermath of ‘Partygate’ was dying down. On July 5, health secretary Sajid Javid and then-chancellor Rishi Sunak announced they were stepping down from government, following Johnson’s admission that appointing Tory MP Chris Pincher as Deputy Chief Whip following allegations of sexual harassment was a mistake.
