Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, Boris Johnson has resigned as the leader of the Conservative Party.
His resignation comes after a wholesale rebellion of his cabinet, a wave of government resignations and a devastating loss of party support, prompted by his handling of the party’s latest sex-and-bullying scandal.
According to several reports Johnson plans to stay on in the role of prime minister until a successor is in place, likely in the fall.
Johnson’s resignation brings an abrupt end to a tumultuous tenure that was distinguished by the landslide victory three years ago and a successful drive to pull Britain out of the European Union, but that collapsed under the weight of a relentless series of scandals.
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