Unable to contain the rebellion in his own party, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday in front of 10 Downing Street.
, unable to contain the rebellion in his own party, finally accepts that he has to resign, at least as leader of the Conservatives, and then as Prime Minister, when a replacement is found. There’s been a cascade of resignations over the last 24 hours, as ministers and secretaries of state have left the government incapacitated in protest of Johnson’s leadership.
Johnson has almost no supporters left: Johnson reportedly fired his secretary of state for housing and local government,, one of his biggest supporters, made it clear to him in person last night that he could not continue. Johnson, who has weathered many scandals, boasted in his brief speech that the “incredible majority” with which he was elected is what encouraged him to continue, but that “the herd” had finally pushed him aside.
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