Boris Johnson’s departure isn’t just front-page news in the UK. Germany’s press – which has never been much of a fan of Johnson since the days of Brexit – has taken a sombre, if derisive, tone towards his resignation. Today has seen the coining of a new term in the media, with popular tabloid Bild.de splashing the one-word headline ‘Borexit’ across the top of their homepage in a large green mockup of a fire exit sign.
German broadsheet Der Tagesspiegel takes its readers through a chronology of the scandals that consumed Johnson’s time in office, eye-catchingly branding him a ‘scandal noodle’. The paper reminds readers that Johnson is the first British leader to have ever broken the law while in office, and makes much of his controversial prorogation of parliament, as well as wallpapergate and partygate.
The French press also don’t seem sorry to see Johnson go.
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