Boris Johnson to quit as UK prime minister after cabinet and MPs revolt
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, the BBC’s Chris Mason reported on Thursday.
He said that he wanted a new Tory leader to be in place by the party conference. He wants to stay on as prime minister until then.
Johnson is due to address the nation on Thursday. No 10, Downing Street has issued a statement saying: “The prime minister will make a statement to the country today.”
Johnson is expected to deliver it around lunchtime (local time).
Meanwhile, Caroline Johnson, vice chair of the Conservative Party, has also resigned her post.
"It is with great sadness, however, that I recognise that over time the cumulative effect of your errors of judgement… have squandered the goodwill of our great Party," Johnson wrote to the PM.
"I believe that attempting to stay when the writing is on the wall can only damage our Party and therefore our country."
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