Rebirth of England.

Chapter 833 Questions
In his previous life, before the London Olympics, Barron had seen reports that the G4S Group was unable to complete the Olympic security, so the British government had to urgently recruit thousands of active-duty soldiers to join the security team.

That was why he had previously instructed Wang Wanting, who was in charge of the Cavendish Trust Fund, to send someone to investigate the G4S Group. After all, he was currently the controlling shareholder of the G4S Group. If there was a problem with the security of the London Olympics, it would also affect his reputation.

But I didn't expect the situation to be so serious.

You know, the security situation of this London Olympics is still relatively severe and is taken very seriously.

Because there had been news that relevant British departments had obtained intelligence that the London Olympics might become the target of a terrorist attack.

And in July 2005, the day after Britain won the right to host the London Olympics, terrorist attacks occurred on the London subway and buses, shocking the world.

In addition, there is another background that cannot be ignored - next year will be the 40th anniversary of the "Munich Massacre", the worst political terrorist incident in Olympic history.

1972年9月4日，8名恐怖分子闯入慕尼黑奥运会奥运村劫持了9名以色列运动员。

The incident resulted in the deaths of 11 Israeli athletes, 1 German police officer and 5 terrorists.

Therefore, the British government attaches great importance to the security of next year's London Olympics and does not want a situation similar to the "Munich Massacre" to happen in London.

"In addition to the security issues of the London Olympics, G4S Group also has more or less problems in the operation of some private prisons. These are all things that can easily cause trouble, so the rectification of this company is imminent."

After reading the investigation report, Barron realized the seriousness of the problem.

From these circumstances, it seems that the reorganization of the G4S Group is imperative, and regarding the security of the Olympic Games...

"This is also related to the company's capital investment. I will negotiate with the British government and ask them to increase the security costs for the London Olympics. In addition, we also need to speed up the training of security personnel..."

Although Britain is currently implementing a fiscal austerity policy, I am afraid that neither London Mayor Johnson nor Prime Minister Cameron wants security problems to arise until the opening of the Olympics. Therefore, the wisest choice is to increase investment in Olympic security.

But it also requires reasonable reasons. I believe the intelligence department will give more cautious advice...

As for the G4S Group, since there are so many problems now, it also shows that the management of this company has not done their job well and should be replaced. These people do need a lesson. At the same time, some managers of the original Protector Security Company can be promoted.

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Of course, Barron also has another purpose, which is to use this incident to test the current London Mayor Boris Johnson again.

After all, although Barron had a very good relationship with Johnson before and he was a frequent visitor to "Dream Island", in Barron's previous life, Johnson's attitude towards Brexit made him have some thoughts about Johnson.

To use a phrase Barron once told Joe Harriman about Boris Johnson, he is a “rule breaker”.

Yes, Johnson has always been a maverick, and his behavior is rare in current British politics.

He has extensive political experience and is keenly aware of the mood of the British people.

As early as the Labour Party under former Prime Minister Blair, Johnson challenged London Mayor Livingstone and defeated Livingstone in 2008 to become the second mayor of London.

What Johnson felt most in the direct election for London mayor was the power of the people. As long as he could raise issues that concern the people, he would have the opportunity to lead the trend of the times.

Acting in the name of the people, or with the support of the general public, is the foundation for Johnson to be able to navigate the political arena with ease. In the governance of the city of London, Johnson has made considerable reforms in preventing crime and developing the economy, and these governing experiences laid the foundation for Johnson to become prime minister in the original time and space.

At that time, Johnson returned to the House of Commons as a Conservative MP in the 2015 general election. After ending his term as Mayor of London in 2016, he remained only a Member of the House of Commons.

But he had a close relationship with then Prime Minister Cameron and was an important supporter of Cameron within the Conservative Party.

However, it was this supporter who seized the opportunity created by Cameron and pulled him out of the position of prime minister.

In the original time and space, the Conservative Party led by Cameron won a majority in the 2015 general election, bidding farewell to the suspended parliament formed in 2010. The Conservative Party can finally formulate major policies independently.

In order to fulfill his election promise, Cameron brought forward the date of the Brexit referendum to 2016.

The Conservative Party originally wanted to use the remaining momentum from its victory in the general election to guide the people to choose to remain in the EU, so that they could use the power of the people to put pressure on the EU and promote reform of EU institutions, but the result did not go as planned.

The biggest problem lies with Johnson.

As the influential mayor of London, Johnson's political views will affect a large number of people.

In February 2016, Johnson publicly expressed his support for Brexit after notifying Cameron via text message, which dealt a devastating blow to Cameron.

In May, Johnson stepped down as mayor of London. Polls showed that 5% of people thought he did a very good job as mayor. At this time, there was only more than a month to go before the Brexit referendum in June. Johnson had become a key leader of the Brexit camp and was fighting for his political future.

The relevant system in Britain has a great restraining effect on the Prime Minister. This pressure comes not only from the opposition party but also from within the ruling party.

The Conservative Party has detailed regulations for electing its leader. Candidates must first be supported by eight Conservative MPs, and the final candidate is usually determined after two or more rounds of elections.

After Britain left the EU, then-Prime Minister Cameron resigned and the Conservative Party had to elect a new leader.

During the leadership election, Johnson was attacked by Gove, a close ally in the Brexit campaign, and angrily refused to stand.

After Theresa May was elected party leader, in order to bridge the divisions within the Conservative Party, she brought Brexit leader Johnson into the cabinet and appointed him as Foreign Secretary in July 2016.

The biggest problem of Theresa May's government is that it is unable to resolve the divisions within the Conservative Party. The hard Brexit faction is becoming increasingly powerful, and May's policy toward Europe is clearly lagging behind.

This created an opportunity for Johnson, who took a step back and resigned as Foreign Secretary in July 2018, further biding his time to move toward the position of Prime Minister.

Finally, Theresa May failed to resolve the Brexit issue quickly and suffered repeated defeats in the House of Commons.

Under pressure from Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee, May decided to resign.

Johnson officially entered the Conservative Party leadership race and won without a doubt.

In July 2019 in the original time and space, Johnson became prime minister.

(End of this chapter)