Boris Johnson Agrees To Resign As Prime Minister

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NGH51. LONDON, 07/07/2022.- Fotografía de archivo fechada el 24 de julio de 2019 que muestra al primer ministro británico, Boris Johnson, delante del número 10 de Downing Street. Johnson, ha aceptado dimitir tras el aluvión de renuncias en su Ejecutivo, en una conversación con el líder del grupo de diputados conservadores sin cartera, Graham Brady, según informa este jueves la BBC. Un portavoz de Downing Street, la oficina del primer ministro, que Johnson se dirigirá en un mensaje a la nación hoy. EFE/ Neil Hall

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, on Thursday finally agreed to step down as Britain’s prime minister.

The Tory leader announced his resignation this afternoon at 10, Downing Street, London.

His agreement to step down comes after several weeks of intense calls for his resignation and a loss of party support, borne out of his mishandling of damaging scandals including parties held at Downing Street in defiance of coronavirus lockdowns and the appointment of Chris Pincher into his government despite knowing of past allegations of sexual misconduct.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 05, 2021 Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves after giving an update on the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic during a virtual press conference inside the new Downing Street Briefing Room in central London. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / POOL / AFP)

“It is clear now the will of the parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new leader of that party and therefore a new prime minister,” Mr Johnson announced.

“I have agreed with Graham Brady, the Chairman of our backbench MPs, that the process of choosing that new leader should begin now.”

Johnson is expected to continue as Prime Minister until the autumn. A Conservative leadership race will hold this summer and a new PM will be in place in time for the Tory party conference in October.

This is the third day of a steady stream of resignations from Boris Johnson’s government, with over 50 members gone.

While making his resignation speech, Johnson noted that he is very proud of his achievements, including getting Brexit done, getting the UK through the pandemic and leading the West in standing up to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

He advised that the UK must “keep levelling up”, adding that in doing so, the country would become the most prosperous in all of Europe.

The Prime Minister also asserted that he tried to persuade his colleagues that it would be “eccentric” to change government when such a mandate is at hand, adding, however, that he regrets not being successful in those arguments.

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