New prime minister ‘a valuable opportunity’ for new direction
'We hold our country’s leaders in the Light so that they may have the courage to face up to this challenge.’
A new prime minister is an opportunity for the country to restore ‘the essential values of truth and integrity in public life’, Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) announced, on the day that Boris Johnson resigned.
Less than a week ago, Meeting for Sufferings gathered to consider truth and integrity in public life. It called for resistance to ‘the slow erosion of democratic rights and norms.’ Oliver Robertson, head of witness and worship for BYM, said that the change in the country’s leadership was ‘a valuable opportunity to set a new direction’.
He said: ‘It’s a chance to affirm the fundamental importance of truth and integrity in public life. This will begin rebuilding people’s trust in democracy, its leaders and institutions. We hold our country’s leaders in the Light so that they may have the courage to face up to this challenge.’
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