'Them's the breaks' Boris Johnson announces his resignation as Tory leader, describing being UK prime minister as the 'best job in the world' He says he will continue to serve in office until a new leader is elected
Johnson's statement: Key pointsJohnson said it was"clearly now the will of the parliamentary party" for there to be a new PMHe said he waited so long to make the decision as he had been keen to deliver on the voters' mandate in person, saying he felt it was his duty and obligation to do what he had promised
He said he was immensely 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 said the UK must"keep levelling up", adding doing so would make the country the most prosperous in Europe
Johnson said he tried to persuade colleagues it would be"eccentric" to change government when we have such a mandate, but regrets he was not successful in those argumentsHe said he wanted to let the public know"how sad I was to give up the best job in the world" but"thems the breaks"Article share tools
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