Chapter 54 Yes, Prime Minister
Facing the surrounding microphone camera, Mr. Jim Harker, the prime minister of the big empire, felt that his face was about to stiffen with laughter, so nervous that he had to forget about the reporter's question, and slightly lowered his head and glanced at the cheat sheet in his hand, before remembering what this news reception was going to talk about.
"As for the monster corpse, I also got it from TV in the morning...... The news that MI6 learned, I have to say, is very shocking, I can't believe that such a thing as a monster actually appears in this country, it should go to New York, after all, it is the center of the universe...... I'm sorry, but it was just a joke (that's what the whole cabinet is thinking).
In short, after intense discussions with the members of the Cabinet, we finally came to an agreement that there was no doubt that the landing of the monster was a violation of the sovereignty of Great Britain and a catastrophe of unprecedented proportions."
"But, Mr. Prime Minister, it's just a corpse."
"Yes, but a corpse does not change its nature, it breaks through the blockade of the British Royal Navy, which neither Napoleon nor Hitler could do back then. Obviously, it's the first, but it definitely can't be the last, just look at the other side of the Atlantic, how many monster attacks they've been.
Therefore, the Cabinet has decided to establish a Monster Disaster Management Committee and add a Minister for Monster Affairs to the Cabinet to deal with such incidents in order to deal with the problem of monster disasters that have occurred now and may occur in the future.
According to the system, the government has established a new department and needs to submit bills to parliament for a vote, and now we are racing against time to write the details of the bill, and strive to vote on it in parliament in the shortest possible time. "Jim Haacke looks confident.
"But, Mr. Prime Minister, Parliament is currently in recess, will you break with the usual practice and convene an emergency special session?"
The reporter unceremoniously asked another very real question, and the smile on Jim Harker's face froze, this question is not in preparation, but the matter has come to this point, and he can't help but answer hard: "According to the convention, when the Cabinet is not in session, it is permissible for the Cabinet to consider that there are really important and urgent matters that need to be voted on by the Parliament."
But for now, just for now, the monster thing is of course important, but the urgency is not necessarily so urgent, of course, if it is alive it is important and urgent, but now it is just a corpse, it may be left there for a day or two...... Ten days and a half months doesn't matter. ”
"But so far, hundreds of people have fainted and been admitted to the hospital because they can't stand the stench of monsters, and there have been incidents that threaten the lives of residents.
"Of course, of course, of course the government has to deal with it." Jim Harker gave an affirmative answer first, and then changed the conversation: "However, you must know that the stench is a secondary disaster brought by monsters, not a ...... to tear down buildings and destroy cities It's more of an environmental pollution.
So you see, dealing with the monster and keeping the people safe are really two different things, in fact, the National Emergency Secretariat has coordinated the allocation of a million masks to help the local population fight this stench, and the government will do everything it can to help them, just like the government did in 1952 to solve the London smog incident.
But to deal with the monster and solve this kind of problem completely, we still have to pass the bill in Parliament, and at that time, everything will be fine, in Dae, Parliament is the place to solve all problems, if you are really concerned about this problem and want to solve this problem, please make your voice heard and support the Cabinet bill to pass in Parliament. ”
"Mr. Prime Minister, have you ever considered asking the victory team to solve the problem?"
"No, this is the internal affairs of the Da Yu Empire, we don't need any other forces to interfere, we can handle this matter."
"Do you mean that you won't support the adoption of the TPC (Joint Convention for World Peace) at the United Nations General Assembly?"
"Yes, I think it's an encroachment on the defense autonomy of the big guys, and it's as unacceptable as the EU wants us to abolish the pound and accept the euro."
"Mr. Prime Minister, have you considered setting up a similar special team to deal with monster incidents with reference to the Victory Team?"
"As I said, we're already planning to set up a committee to appoint a minister of monster affairs, and you can ask him when the minister of monster affairs takes office, or maybe her. Sorry, that's all for today's question......"
In the cafeteria, Don, Natasha, Hill, and Dr. Banner sat together, watched the entire interview, and then looked at each other, not knowing what to comment.
"Thankfully, we don't have to deal with this monster, otherwise we'd be annoyed by all these bureaucratic and formalities." Tang said with palpitations.
"And that's just the tip of the iceberg." Hill broke the news: "My British friends told me that their cabinet had been arguing all day about this issue, not about what to do with the monsters, but about who should deal with them.
The Prime Minister believes that the monster landing is tantamount to a military invasion and is a very serious national defense and security incident, which should be handled by the military under the orders of the Minister of National Defense.
But the Minister of Defense believes that since the monster is already a corpse, it is an environmental pollution problem caused by biological waste and should be dealt with by the Minister of the Environment.
The Minister of the Environment, on the other hand, believes that if it is just a larger carcass, it is enough to hand it over to the local government and refer to the method of disposing of whale carcasses.
But the local government made it clear that it did not have the ability to do so, and asked the British government to solve the problem.
So the esteemed Mr. Jim Harker took a turn and found the papers still lying on his desk. He had no choice but to force the Minister of Defense and order the army to intervene to dispose of the monster corpse. ”
Banner said, "If the army intervenes, shouldn't the problem be solved quickly?" ”
Hill said: "No, it just brings new problems. The Army believes that the monster is floating from the sea, and the Navy should be blamed for its ineffective patrolling of the coastline. But the Royal Navy believes that no matter how the monster came from, now that it has come ashore, it should be dealt with by the army, and the Royal Air Force said that it will not do their business, and do not expect them to send planes to bomb a dead monster.
Arguments and arguments, still no result, they are afraid that they have started this head, and they will have to fight monsters in the future, and the United States Navy has learned from the past, so in the end, they threw the problem back.
During this time, Mr. Prime Minister, reminded by his staff, also figured out that the problem of monsters should not be just a headache for the cabinet, so he proposed to hand it over to the parliament to solve it, and this decision was unanimously approved by the cabinet. ”
Tang said thoughtfully: "For the first time, I feel that the work we are doing doesn't seem to be a time bomb that the whole world is grabbing for fragrant food, you see everyone is vying to push it out." ”
Natasha nodded, "I have a bad feeling that this job will eventually fall to the winning team. ”