Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, ending an unprecedented political crisis that has paralyzed Britain’s government.
His office made the disclosure on Thursday although he plans to continue to serve as prime minister until the autumn to allow a Tory leadership contest to take place in the summer.
Some Tory MPs are calling for him to stand down immediately after more than 50 government ministers and aides quit his government
Labour leader Keir Starmer welcomes the news, saying the Conservatives have “inflicted chaos upon the country” during a cost of living crisis
In the meantime, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is cutting short her trip to a G20 meeting in Indonesia and returning to London.
It is expected that she will issue a statement shortly
Details later….
Vanguard/BBC/Oluwayemisi Owonikoko
pub-5160901092443552
Related Posts
