U.K. lawmaker Boris Johnson resigned Friday after receiving results of an investigation that found he misled Parliament.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson shocked Britain on Friday by quitting as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament. He quit with a ferocious tirade at his political opponents — and at his successor, Rishi Sunak — that could blast open tensions within the governing Conservative Party.
The resignation will trigger a special election to replace Johnson as a lawmaker for a suburban London seat. Johnson has acknowledged misleading Parliament when he assured lawmakers that no rules had been broken, but he said he didn't do so deliberately.
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