United Kingdom: in the midst of the crisis, Boris Johnson offers himself a vacation for the second time in 15 days

“The Prime Minister is on vacation this week,” said a Downing Street spokesperson, stressing that heads of government, even absent, remain “informed on all urgent matters and take decisions, particularly in matters of security. national".

The spokesman did not say where Boris Johnson was, but according to The Times daily, he traveled with his wife Carrie to Greece where he was photographed in a supermarket in an Athens suburb.

Boris Johnson's new vacation comes as voices have been raised in the British political class accusing him of being absentee subscribers at a time when his compatriots are suffering from a very sharp increase in the cost of living, with in particular a skyrocketing electricity prices.

The country is also facing a historic drought which is hitting the agricultural sector hard and has made it necessary to put in place watering restrictions in several regions.

A crisis that falls to the future Prime Minister

The overseas jaunt comes a week after Boris Johnson, who resigned in early July after months of scandal, spent a few days in Slovenia on a 'honeymoon' with his wife, 24 years his junior and married there. a year ago, the third union for the political leader.

The latter has promised to stay in business until the appointment of a new leader of the Conservative Party.

Only two candidates remain in the running, the head of diplomacy Liz Truss and the former finance minister Rishi Sunak.

The result of the internal election to the political formation is expected on September 5th.

Downing Street said last week that it would be up to "the future Prime Minister" to act in the face of this crisis, and not the outgoing Prime Minister, who is supposed to deal with current affairs.

According to The Times, Boris Johnson intends to embark on 'a series of visits and speeches' after his return next weekend, to urge his successor to continue to push for his priorities, including support for the Kingdom United with Ukraine in the face of Russian invasion.