British Prime Minister Boris Johnson mulling resignation due to low salary
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a cabinet meeting at the Foreign Office in London, Britain
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is allegedlymulling to resign after sixmonths due to low salary.
According to British daily tabloid 'The Daily Mirror', Johnson earns approximately$1,95,000, that is,£1,50,400 and he plans on resigning to leave office as soon as he gets Brexit done and navigating his country through the coronavirus pandemic.
The United Kingdomtrying to forge a rudimentary free trade agreement with the European Union before the end of the year.
Someunnamed Tory MPs believe that the prime minister finds his salary underwhelming even in comparison to his previous occupation.
The article also suggest thatJohnson believes that he cannot get past his predecessor Theressa May who resigned after the Brexit treaty got rejected.
Johnson is apparently jealous of May who has earned£1 million ($11,75,695)on the lecture circuit since quitting as the prime ministerlast year. He believes he canpull in at least double that.
He had earned $206885 in just two lecturestwo speeches in one month shortly before he became prime minister.
Previously, Johnson had a steady income of $30,000 per month and $355584 annually as a Daily Telegraph columnist.
He needs to pay ex-wife Marina Wheeler a significant part of his income as alimony and his 7-year-old son Wilfred still needs financial support.