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Carmichael responds to Johnson election

Alistair Carmichael MP.

Orkney and Shetland’s MP has responded to the election of Boris Johnson as Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister, earlier this week.

“While I would of course congratulate Boris Johnston on his election I am afraid I see few positives in it for the United Kingdom,” he said.

“His claimed determination to deliver Brexit, even if that means leaving the EU without a deal, has to be seen as an existential threat to the Union of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Mr Carmichael has voiced concerns that the election of a new Prime Minister will not change the problems faced by our country.

He added: “If he is serious about breaking the logjam then Boris Johnston should accept that the only way through this is to have a People’s Vote.”