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Boris Johnson has said "his job is to serve the people" as he becomes the UK's new prime minister.
Speaking outside Downing Street after accepting The Queen's invitation to form a government, he said he wanted to "change the country for the better". He said the UK would leave the EU on 31 October "no ifs, no buts", adding: "The buck stops with me."
Mr Johnson took over after Theresa May handed in her resignation to the Queen a short time ago. The new PM will then begin putting together his cabinet - a number of Mrs May's senior ministers have already resigned, having said they could not serve under him.
As she relinquished power after three years, Mrs May said being prime minister had been "the greatest honour" and wished her successor well.
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If you don't like Boris, look at the bright side:
The memes will be golden
Yes, yes they will
Literally
@Jemma Louise Shelley its about making light of something shite that we are all pissed off about
@Jemma Louise Shelley let us have our funđđ€đ» also since when are memes 'so 2000s'
I'm looking forward to that
âThe doubters, doomsters, gloomstersâ sound like a miserable bunch đđđ
Haha ! Right on
Love this man đđ€ŠđŒââïž
I meant I love this man đâ€ïžâ€ïž
How about 'realists'!
@shaun muppet finder That's just the level of eloquence one would expect from one of the 'swivel-eyed loon' bridage, glad to see you living down to expectations.
Prime Ministetrs Questiontime is now gonna be box office stuff đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
At least it's PMQ's again now instead of PMT's
@@totallyprobro4017 doubt she was having periods in her 60's ;-)
This isn't a game and it's not meant to be entertaining
@Thebagfather46 maybe grow up then?
Learn to spell Minister's properly
Has the world actually decided to just vote for whoever will produce the best memes?
Based Boris
Yes
@@luging2051 cool I'm in.
We have a great sense of humour.
We didn't vote, don't be confused Britain isn't a democracy.
Sounds like there's a lot of angry people in the background. Anyone else hear it?
Bhavin Patel thatâs just the mental hospital around the corner, they let them out once a week
Anti brexit protesters
That is normal, there have been people shouting over door step conferences since the Iraq war. This time they are here waving EU flags, something that NOBODY did in this country until 2016
When the lock em back up make sure they donât forget boris!
Remoaners
Did my man just call Scotland England Wales and Ireland the awesome 4some??
Edit: not saying it's a bad thing but you cannot deny it sounds so weird when he says it
Declan Morrison my god that sounds weird
*Northern Ireland
Ireland aint part of uk
They never should have left us.
@@Bibliotechno Yeah we should. Hence we did.
Buckle up ladies and gentlemen it's gonna be a hell of a ride I have my safety goggles on
Think maybe you need more sense of adventure
pussy
this aged like fine wine
@@kailawearne9073 true đđ
Mostly everyone: expecting something about politics or jobs
Boris: LEVEL UP WITH FIBRE BROADBAND!
He mentioned that they're working on that actually in his first day of cabinet
All you can hear is people booing in the background at the start đ
Djdj Susisu they are choking on salty tears
The Doomsters and the Gloomsters are 2 official Political Parties in the British Parliament. He's not joking...
Never believe anything a politician says. I made that mistake before, never again
Yep lol
This guy may well be different.. He has always been the underdog ridiculed by all.. Those usually make the best with something to prove and also with compasion from knowing how it feels to be in that position and usually intent to not allow others to be treated as such.. He talks a good talk.. Fingers crossed he walks it too...
@@solcutta3661 I hope he does, but since Theresa May failed catastrophically I doubt Boris will have much more success unfortunately. He's too hard line.
It's the old...you can tell they are lying cos their lips move.
People will keep falling for it until the end of time
First non-robotic speech to come out of Number 10 after Cameronâs.
He ain't scared about what people think...... I mean look at his hair
Totally agree.
No, no, the technology has improved in leaps and bounds!
It wasn't robotic but he also repeated some of same ideas just with slightly different wording, it's more padded than people have realised
I liked everything he SAID, especially the promise of more Police on the streets, we desperately need that, especially in certain parts of London, that needs to be also a top priority, cutting Police numbers has been a totally insane and costly blunder on the part of this government, especially with all the tension that Brexit has caused, there needs to be MORE Police on the streets, not less, we can all see the results of less Police on the streets, but I want to see if Boris really does do this and everything else he has promised.
Great speeches are one thing. DELIVERING it is another, we've had a lot of talk over the last few years and like a lot of people, talk isn't enough for me anymore, no matter how good it sounds, I want to see the walk. If he does deliver, then I will sing his praises no end, I'm sure we all will.
For what it's worth, I like him as a person, he is very likable, but liking a PM is not the same as believing they are a great PM, like means nothing unless they can deliver, I'd much rather have a PM that I don't like who gets things sorted than one that's likable but completely fails to deliver, and, so far, they have ALL failed to deliver!
'The Awesome Foursome' is what I'll be calling Scotland, England, NI and Wales from now on
Nvm the dedication he was doing this in a suit in 30°
Is that hot for y'all? Lol
Passionate speech but lets see if he can walk the walk.
Seems like he has lost it now ;)
He can/could
no he si the modern day hitler
They ALL talk the talk but never walk the walk. All of them. They. Do. Not. Care. About. You.
At least Boris has some character and some backbone. I was sure May was a robot or a lizard or something
hes a lying demagogue
Ye I agree but did u see the final PM's questions she kicked corbyns arse
@@benhyde5150 defo a lizard
Ben Hyde what politician isnât a liar?
He is just a good liar and actor, nothing else, hopeless UK
say what you like.. It's refreshing to have a leader who says 'yeah, we are awesome, we got this' having a little faith and confidence in yours and your peoples abilities is a GOOD thing.
Asia is the future area rising. Western countries are facing tough competition they need to master. It's like every big empire having it's peak and going down at some point in history. How will we European countries as small economies deal with e.g. China? Do you think a country of only 100 million people has any negotiation power facing a country of over a billion people? In this time we would need stability among Western countries to balance the developments in the world. I'm really scared if I think about the future of this area.
A speech can be nice, but what's his plan please? I hear nice promises, no action steps how he will accomplish what he says...
Yeah itâs all great hyping people up and having confidence but it all depends on whether itâs executed well
@@kathikatha3629 what does china have to do with the UK? you have a childlike understanding of economics. the UK doesn't have to beat asia they have to improve their productivity by eliminating restrictive regulations and promoting small and large business growth. Asia has always had more people than the UK, but I seem to remeber a time when the UK had all of asia under its thumb
@@kathikatha3629 Pls aisa will only truly dominate in the next 50-100 years.
They're just hollow words, designed to excite the empty headed such as you.
Have to say it was a powerful speech. It definitely would give you confidence. But time will tell....
@First Name youre a gloomster
@@philuk5154 It's good to know there's no shortage of new names for people calling a spade a spade.
@First Name shut up communist
Tails Seven sorry I do believe Marxism is that Everyone gets the same pay (in one form or another). Shut up if you do not have the intellectual capacity or knowledge to differentiate between social equality between people of different background and Marxism.
@First Name what are you on about any political party voted into power will be voted in by a majority of "whites" in the UK as that's what the majority of the population is made up of what a stupid statement.
So weird (as an American) to see him giving a speech at a podium out in the street lol
it's not a typical street - it's gated off and not open to the public. That speech is outside Number 10 Downing Street - which is the official residence of the Prime Minister. Downing Street houses the residence and offices for the PM etc. :)
I watched this fully prepared and ready to destroy the guy. But I must say "great speech" I have not seen passion like this for years from a politician.
SAME
People just need to give him a chance
@@danw7008 why England is already fucked Brexit was meant to happen 5 yeas ago wtf
"Awesome Foursome" - Boris Johnson, 2019
Good speech but total BS
well you can't argue with any of that, just hope he delivers !
exactly.
And he failed...
Olaf J no he won
@@elora179 No, he failed
Absolutely Hellen, well how are you doing today??
I'll happily give him the benefit of the doubt. Hope he will do a good job!
Josh đđđđđđcomedy gold!
He didnât do well as a mayor though did he?
@@iona5439 but he did though
@@iona5439 Why not? Granted he wasn't perfect and his vanity projects are well worth criticizing. But, crime was significantly down, he exceeded his promises of new houses built, improved public transport. I would personally say he did okay as Mayor.
Josh Iâm just a bit cautious of him tbh. Especially seeing as he left his wife and kids for a new girl and then beat her up. .-.
I am so happy for the speech and believe that Mr Boris Johnson will deliver, funny enough, I personally took a picture with him before he became Prime Minister. I meet him at the train station and he was such a gentleman. God bless him in his new job.
The fact that Boris is admitting that if the EU gives us no other choice then the UK will leave with no deal may actually get the UK a deal
True true, he's calling their bluff. I think when may tried that they didn't believe her.
I don't think you understand how this works...
They're not giving us a deal because they have no interest in doing so. Everybody knows this, and they've made no secret of it. This speech won't change that. The public made a stupid, uninformed decision and that's that.
Dee S honey, he is the one bluffing.
May never wanted a no deal brexit because of how much she'd loose, Boris prefers not to go for a no deal but will when the time comes if needs be, a no deal won't benefit the EU at all
Such a breath of fresh air to hear positivity. Early days yet, but let's be hopeful.
Jay R. Rees yes letâs! I am hopeful. I canât disagree with anything he said, not a word. I just hope the man delivers. I have faith he will do his best. Lots of snakes in that House of Commons though.
Agree
May talked the same talk, her first pm speech was good, but then went downhill from there
@@nigellambert6701 That's because it could have been condensed lol
Plenty of easy rhetoric, zero detail.
I want to believe what heâs saying...but weâre see!!
You dont have a valid opinion if your thick enough to beleive its spelled the 'we're see'
Well thatâs me back in my box...nice one lads đ
@@jgilds7947 corr someone on the internet taking a joke for what it is lol. Fair play that man!
@@eveythingthatsadam *if you're thick* not your...
@@eveythingthatsadam guess you dont have a vaild opinion if you dont know the difference between your and you're
Go on Boris lad
7:43 âlubricationâ, 7:52 âpackageâ, 7:55 âlengthenâ
sus
Looks like the only way is up đ
No one:
Boris Johnson: E FoR eNeRgiZe!
I would imagine Europe is wishing i had done a deal with May. They know what he is like, he has told them enough. I hope for a better future for Britain, God Bless!
stephen7740 sorry Iâm just wondering what is he like in the eyes of the eu. I mean to me he just seems like a bit of an overweight jelly baby who thinks that he has sway with the EU. Like they care, ay? He canât change anything
Porky Penguin He certainly can, May was an absolute pushover and the EU could have exploited that. Boris will make a far better PM.
Not a hope in hell
@@Luke_ dream on. Boris is only in it for Boris
Hahaha days of Britain are gone now. Happy Donald trump to Britain. đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
Anyone else here on 07/07/22?
Good luck, Britain!
yes the electorate are the bosses - please bear that in mind every time you make a decision for the people
christine aygin if thatâs what you actually think youâre misguided
We're not a republic
Will we also get a new chief mouser to the cabinet?
Gaye Keen Apparently Larry is the only thing in the world capable of understanding what the hell Trump is on about!
No need
Maybe you Brits knew this, but I just leaned "the royal mews" did not
originate about horses. Fascinating, eh? đđđŸđđœđŽđ»đđđđ±
Love or Hate him... he clearly has determination.
So did Hitler.
@@FaeSparrow touche
@@FaeSparrow if your gonna compare any British politician to Hitler it should be Corbyn... just saying
@@jackwebb8506 There are plenty to pick from tbh.
@@FaeSparrow true enough
Heâs coming back, hasta la vista liz truss.
Thank you BBC for allowing us to put up comments. I really do mean that. Good luck you guys. I hope your new PM doesn't turn out to be as bad as our leader! All my best to you all. Love you all.
T S He will be as bad.
But fear not we will ride out the wave of madness, we have endured so much of the conservative party already, their current behaviours will be their downfall eventually and order will be restored
@@chloelorna4335 đ
Trump is ace. If that's who you are referring too.
I hope our PM doesn't turn out to be as bad as your leader too! Are you in Canada or France?
This is all music to my ears. Everything he says is what I've been hoping a PM would say. I'm not sure if he can deliver all that, but at least he is saying it.
And you can hear the protests - what is *their* problem with his words? Or are they just a cult that have decided he is a Nazi. Is there no reasoning with them at all?
Can you not hear every theiving lie exiting Alexander Boris Peffel Johnson's rebel Tory mouth. How is a trillion pound debtor to fund all his lip licking day dreams. Free trade at ports? Are you off your trolly? Since the Tories introduced Britian in to the EEC under Ted Heath in the seventies replacing EFTA (European Free Trade Association) they took taxes for the EEC but never delievered on free trade. He means free trade after you paid your taxes or after importers have paid their taxes. Tories murdered far more people around the world for all the free trade than the NAZIs. Look at all their Zionist wars since the Zionist Leadership of Benjamin Disraeli was three times prime Minister. Boer wars, Zulu wars, Sudan wars, Indian wars, Afghan wars. What was their purpose in their 1907 Triple Entent (Britian, France and Tsarist Russia) against the Central European Powers. An act intentionally 'AGAINST'. If he isn't going to employ Socialistic Nationalistic enforced taxation (forced labour) methods then how is he to achive any improvement or his lip licking fantasy dreams? They are already a disaster (oweing their tril'ion pound debt). So any dreams he spins are to be paid for by the supposed tax payer as they have already strated losing British money.
This didn't age well
Feels like I'm watching an episode of black mirror
Cringe
In what way? What you on about?
Good speech. But actions speak louder than words. Goodluck to Boris, and goodluck to the United Kingdom of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
@Louis the duck Sorry forgot about them, United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
RIP Wales...
It's actually the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
@@tsu8003 yes...but I wanted to emphasize all the Kingdoms by name, not by their collective name. Its more respectful. Albeit I forgot Wales
SACC I remember Wales, I wonder what happened to her?
I have a deep feeling that he may lead a British cultural revival and somehow be a very innovative PM? He seems to be a more interesting person that any of the alternatives.
I think you might be right. There's a good chance he could revive the British spirit and give the country a common purpose outside of partisan minutia.
Here comes the hate...
He's a babbling idiot.
â@@Jason-wm5qe Yeah because nothing is more representative of 'British spirit' than tax cuts for the ultra rich and continued heavy austerity for the British working class & poor.
@@mutualaltruism6658 Dont forget to open your boarders to bring in more shitholers to add to your poor.Because a strong socialist welfare state is only humane.Tax the corporations til they run tucking tails overseas.And all the people laid off can just collect welfare,and be at full mercy of the government.Yeah,you try that fool.
@@katsandival That awkward moment when it's already successfully working in Nordic/Scandinavian nations but keep being a bootlicker for billionaires.
We did it, guys! We are now officially a self-parody. Grab your popcorn.
It's like Monty Python in real
At least we could laugh at Monty Python knowing we weren't all going to get screwed
Brilliant speech
Loved the speech. Good luck boris. You've got a tough job.
For the first time in a long while. I'm hopeful for this country!
At least he has a sense of homour ... bloody need it đ
@Alles Gut Nice capitalization dummy
Tails Seven Nice punctuation.
Theirs been nothing but doom and gloom coming out of parliament for 3 solid years.. forgive me for liking his optimism
I feel like all of Britain are sitting on a train, speeding at hundreds of miles per hour towards a sudden break in the track and plummet off of a cliff.....
I guess Im a pessimist he was talking about đ
If Boris gets these ideas started and achieves I hope we have someone else after his finished as PM continues his work in the best way for the British people
Problem is, not really sure Boris actually knows what the word "truth" means :)
Great speech by Boris. And finally someone who understands that in a negotiation you have to be able to walk away with no deal. Not because you want to, but because otherwise you have already lost the negotiation before even starting it. But words are easy, now to deliver.
Walking away from negotiation with a situation that harms you the most is not a win lol
Well, if 50% of that is true, I'm happy! All the left promise is more benefits and more immigrants. I'm from a northern Labour family, but they've lost us now, go Boris!
I live in USA now but felt very proud to be British boris great speech
From Canada I gotta say I like PM May as a person she was good. But as a centrist remainâer should have stayed as Home Secretary. Glad to see Johnson take it.
from the UK that info is false she has been a failure from her time as home Secretary to her departure from her post as prime minister
Colin Johnston From Russia with love, theyâre both bigots.
Donât know why the lads getting hate, he has mad bants
F K the left has lost its sense of humour...
âcos bants isnât what most people look for in their political leadership perhaps?
Dex in which case, weâre stuffed. This guyâs opinions change like a windsock goes with the wind đ€Ł
Interesting choice of words a âweak timid viperâ; you really think thatâs what the general population wants for a political leader?
Dex youâre inferring a lot there. Far too much in fact. More than anyone should or sanely would. Nice to know you know so much about who youâre commenting on.
Personally, I actually want someone competent and diplomatic (especially with our society as fragmented and split as it is), and more-to-the-point able on the world stage. Essentially someone broadly statesmanlike.
If strength is all you want; Iâm sure thereâs a playground bully you can find locally you can vote for in a local election!
It's been a long time since a prime minister gave me goosebumps
Seek help
You're pathetic.
Yes, he is rather unpleasant, isnât he? People like that always give me the shudders.
It was 30° and he was out there in a suit. Half expected him to come out in shorts, shirt and tie.
How can you dislike this?
Do you hate feeling positive about our country?
I'm skeptical about him but this was quite the speech, I hope he doesn't endup being Trump's puppy like Blair, I wish him good luck.
He's already being called the British Trump. God help us all.
just be careful - a lot of the skepticism is from the media twisting things. Don't be a sheep and don't automatically assume the negative is true.
Really! He was the media, fired from his first job for inventing quotes. Then through the 'old boys network' worked for the Telegraph where he invented stories about fake EU laws. He waffled his way through his time as London mayor whilst claiming credit for everything. Now he's Prime Minister, God help us all.
I love how all you can hear is boos in the background!
Good speech, hope Boris delivers. I donât have faith in a politicians speeches though. I want actions.
3 years ago today
First humanised speech I've ever heard from a politician yes it was scripted but great delivery with a positive attitude
This is the first time I agreed with something Boris Johnson said, but then he did have quite a widespread and didn't talk about how it would be achieved
Boris Johnson as Prime Minister has hired Priti Patel as Home Secretery, this person was forced to resign from her role as Secretary of State for International Development after being caught conspiring with foreign goverments (Israel in this case) whilst lying to the goverment she was on holiday. This treasenous indvidual is now incharge of internal affairs inclusing the MI5, Policing and National security. Unbelievable.
Absolutely unbelievable
Yeah, and she will sort the likes of sadik Khan out.
Out with the shit,
In with the British.
@@martynd9054 wtf is Priti gonna do? Khan already recieved death threats from both Muslim radicals and right wing radicals, is she just gonna send her own death threats?
@@martynd9054 her name is patel...
i hope his government is as good as his speech
So bad
He may seem a bit daft sometimes but I think heâs going to do a better job then a lot of previous PMs
I agree
@@owen9280 will he stop the imagrants coming in.?
CaLuMz MeMeZ immigrants** and no he wonât âstopâ them coming in but hopefully he will introduce a competent system that keeps check of who comes and who goes. He said he wants more police and Iâm assuming he knows just how bad our border situation is.
@@owen9280 ok and thanks i knew i spelt it wrong somwhere
Brilliant Boris. Just the upbeat leader we need right now!
Not once in his priveleged life has he ever been brilliant
efcdk92 he has never lived in the real world and the same for many politicians. Their philosophy and economics degree teaches them nothing other than how to lie their way for their own glory and power. Anyone who believes in this man is a fool
@@efcdk92 He was yesterday, I thought. And i'm not the only one. A breath of fresh air.
@@neildobie4094 obviously. This country is full of brain dead dickheads who fall for his shtick.
@@efcdk92 There you go, This country is also full of people that automatically start insulting anyone who doesn't share there left wing tendencies. So who would you prefer - Corbyn? That would be just brilliant. Rather than immediately attack Johnson before he has even done a days work, why not wait and base your opinions on his track record as Prime Minister, when he actually has one.
Good to hear the Barmy Army cheering him on in the background.
I hope he works hard for the TRUE British people and, brings back, Great Britain!
Let's be real: Brexit in 99 days???? You sure????
Well done Boris fantastic speech , you have the spirit of Churchill with in you .
:)
Janis Smith Churchill gave a great speech on how the UK should integrate in Europe and we all should identify as Europeans, no matter where weâre from or where we are. Do you consider yourself European?
@@66BranDo I'm regarding to the fight he has with in him , like Churchill had . From my point of view I'm not talking about Eu
A good bundle of promises. Now it is for him to deliver.
Did he just say the LGPT...?
Pie-sexual?
Never thought I'd live to see this day.
All I can do is wish the PM luck, for delivering Brexit won't be any easy. Help you God!
DON'T. UNDERESTIMATE BOJO . . . Just wait and see . . . God Bless us all . . .
God help us all
"Never mind the backstop. The buck stops here." - That was good. A tribute to Harry Truman.
We love Boris Johnson â€ïžđđ»âđ»
Heâ willâ makeâ Greatâ Britainâ greatâ again.
He is so much more patriotic than past prime ministers and I love it
I still genuinely think without Covid Boris wouldâve been great, just like May wouldâve been great if she didnât have to do brexit
He is great
We are waiting!
Well weâll see. Said the Lithuanian.
Good man.
I am very surprised to see so many positive comments.
Twitter and Reddit was real cancer yesterday
Twitter and Reddit are dominated by far left wingers.
Great first speech.. Fingers crossed this is our man.. Fingers crossed he doesn't let the others drag him down.. Let's hope he remains indomitable
always knew about him, no one believed me, he is dangerous, trust me I am not a politician
I like Boris Johnson. Finally some optimism.
Same. He's so funny
Millenium Churchill, strong & powerful speeches. Its about time the leader of this country puts all of us on the same level. The first step is Brexit , then we will know how brilliant this man his. I love all the Johnson family & i will now be voting Conservative. The future is bright, the future is Boris
Dare we hope? Good to hear some optimism and vision.
Great Speech!! Lets hope he delivers
Give him the chance...that's all we can do.
Can't he be judged on his political credentials before being appointed?
This aged well
Wonderful speech!
Thank you
F E L I C I T A R I
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New air, new view, hopefully great & strong again !
You sound like a Maga hat
Steve Osborne better than sounding like a leftist.
never mind the back stop, the buck stops with me
He makes a lot of sense. Hope he has the energy and will and resilience to make all this!
I wished Theresa May had given a speech like this. With such passion, energy and charisma. Compared to B J, May's speech was pretty boring with little or awkward body language.
You like being fed a big line of bullshit do you??? SMH
Lots of love and succes to Johnson, from đźđ±
Screw you FREE PALESTINE
If he canât do a good job Iâm moving to another country
I like him im giving him a chance and like his father lovely man
His sister Rachael seems to be pretty decent too.
Are you Russian ( topical )
@@steph3332 yes I like Boris so I must be Russian.. this is why you lefties are losing across the world
@THE TWO FINGERED BRUTE I like him to. I've voted Torry all my life but this is an age when you need to ask these questions. Even if it was tongue in cheek there is no point in blindly believing everything .