After months of instability and speculation, and two days of absolute chaos, Boris Johnson is finally throwing in the towel.
The Prime Minister is quitting after a tsunami of resignations from the government over 48 hours, kicked off by Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
Initially, Mr Johnson was defiant about staying on, suggesting that the large majority he won for the Tories in 2019 was a mandate that overruled his fellow MPs, and threatening to call a General Election.
But, this morning, he admitted the writing was on the wall, and announced that he was going, though he intends to stay on until the autumn. READ MORE: The rise and fall of Boris Johnson His successor as Conservative leader will be the fourth Prime Minister the party has put forward since David Cameron took office in 2010, and could stay in the post until December 2024 without a General Election.
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