Was Boris Johnson bullied into resigning?

Maybe it was bullying but how else could they have done it, he was not one to be reasoned with.
Some of the newspapers are stirring up sympathy for him, by the look of their front pages.

Whenever a Prime Minister goes people usually have to be horrible to them first. look what they did to Mrs Thatcher, Brown, Blair, Callaghan.

Perhaps ‘Encouraged’ or ‘Strongly encouraged ‘ would be kinder terms to use.

The idea of Johnson being bullied into anything is just hilarious! He went because he knew very well that a new 1922 Committee would instantly change the rules on the interval between no confidence votes and he would inevitably lose the leadership of the tory party.

Anyone with the slightest shred of integrity would have gone after partygate, if not sooner.

It is sweet of people to be concerned about his 'feelings', but incredibly naive of them. He doesn't give a monkey's about anyone but himself, and, as his 'resignation' speech demonstrated, he doesn't have even a sliver of humility or any consciousness of wrong doing.

Politians bully each other all the time, in fact they have special bullies - The Whips to put pressure on back benchers to follow the government line, a free vote is uncommon where MPs can vote according to their conscience.
All parties do it

But BJ is himself a bully and has supported members of his cabinet to be bullies too; his whole reason d'etre is lying and bullying. Sometimes, it does bullies good to get a taste of their medicine.

Well if he was bullied, which I very much doubt, at least he has had a taste of his own medicine.

Boris has been the bully for years.

Yes I do think he was bullied, and no I do not think he is a bully. Flawed yes, but a fighter and courageous.
One of his faults was being too loyal, witness Dominic Cummings, Owen Paterson and others; bad judgements that led to his downfall.
Margaret Thatcher was pressured, and resigned with grace; we got John Major, who paved the way for T.Blair, who isn't dead yet.

He wouldn't know loyalty if it hit him in the face.

I doubt that anyone with as much self confidence as he has could ever be bullied. He thinks he’s a star, God’s gift to the female race and God’s gift to your country. He should leave immediately and let that lovely lady Theresa May return as a caretaker until they can find a decent alternative.

Well put nanna8.

Good riddance to him.

That defiant resignation speech blaming everyone but himself for his lies and failures of judgment was exactly what was to be expected from such an arrogant person.

Peter Oborne Absolutely DESTROYS Boris Johnson & Everything That Made Him Possible

m.youtube.com/watch?v=lWsa_sqdYzM

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Yes I do think he was bullied, and no I do not think he is a bully. Flawed yes, but a fighter and courageous.
One of his faults was being too loyal, witness Dominic Cummings, Owen Paterson and others; bad judgements that led to his downfall.
Margaret Thatcher was pressured, and resigned with grace; we got John Major, who paved the way for T.Blair, who isn't dead yet.

Well said.

I don’t think he was bullied. But I do think he’s been the victim of a witch-hunt and once divisions became cracks, there as no chance for him. All the chancers joined the bandwagon once they saw opportunity. Poor Boris. I think he’s been treated very shabbily.

I do not think for one minute that Boris was bullied, or would ever allow himself to be bullied.

He was simply given no choice. That's not the same thing at all.
Millions of petulant children every day are made by to things that they do not want to do, but that are essential for either their own or other people's well-being. That's what happened to Boris - the grown-ups around him took charge. It's not bullying.

As with Macbeth, he is the master of his own downfall. I hope Teresa May had a glass of champagne and a wry smile.

Actually he's still there !

I find it incredible that even now, people cannot see what the man is like. I have all but fallen out with someone who has been a friend for years over this.

She apparently thinks ‘no one but Boris’ and I think ‘anyone but Boris’. We’re both of the same stripe politically, ie. Remainders and normally Labour voters.

Such a divisive influence.

As for integrity, Theresa May had it. This man doesn’t.

You can't bully a lying bully. He was the author of his own misfortune.

His sister has been emotionally defending him on her radio slot, and is very sad as Boris wanted to be King of the World, from the age of 2.?.

You'd need a heart of stone not to laugh...?

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11001887/Rachel-Johnson-defends-brother-Boris-emotional-reaction-resignation.html

My walk this morning was with a dear friend who is quite definitely a Labour supporter, hates the Tories with a passion and voted Remain. We respect one another’s political views and just avoid talking about them. There’s so much else friends can chat about whilst enjoying one another’s company I find.
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He needed to be got rid of. All PMs fail eventually. Politics is no place for sissies.

Politics is often a subject best avoided with family and friends if their's differs to your own Urmstongran.