161. Who Will be the Next Prime Minister of the UK? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish" target="_blank"><strong>Support the Podcast and Join my Patreon HERE -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/CLICK%20HERE%20TO%20DONATE%20OR%20SUPPORT%20TO%20PODCAST!!!!%20-%20https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Boris Johnson has resigned as prime minister of the United Kingdom, and someone new will need to replace him! But we don’t currently know who the new prime minister will be! Today, I’m going to try and explain why Johnson resigned, how the new leader will be chosen, and explain some of the vocabulary needed to talk about British politics!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/07/20/who-will-be-the-next-prime-minister-of-the-uk/" target="_blank"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/07/20/who-will-be-the-next-prime-minister-of-the-uk/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <h3><strong>You may also like...</strong></h3> <p><br></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/07/13/why-is-sri-lanka-in-crisis/">160. Why is Sri Lanka in Crisis? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/07/11/what-is-the-supreme-court/">159. What is the Supreme Court? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/07/06/what-was-the-great-depression/">158. What was the Great Depression? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/06/27/why-do-countries-change-their-names/">157. Why Do Countries Change Their Names? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1fuqul" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) </a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p><br></p> <h2>Vocabulary List</h2> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Step down (phrasal v) - to leave an important job or position</strong></p> <p><em>He has decided to step down as captain of the team</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Executive (n) - the part of government that is responsible for making certain that laws and decisions are put into action</strong></p> <p><em>The Prime Minister is in charge of the British executive</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Scandal (n) - (an action or event that causes) a public feeling of shock and strong moral disapproval</strong></p> <p><em>Their relationship caused a scandal in the office</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To grope (v) - to touch someone’s body, usually when the other person does not like it</strong></p> <p><em>He was groped by a man at the bar</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Accusation (n) - a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind</strong></p> <p><em>He made accusations against his former employers</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To handle (v) - to deal with, have responsibility for, or be in charge of</strong></p> <p><em>I thought he handled the situation very well</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To nominate(v) - to officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honour</strong></p> <p><em>Would you like to nominate anyone for director?</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Candidate (n) - a person who is competing to get a job or elected position</strong></p> <p><em>There are three candidates standing in the election</em></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-e

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