Politicians and media outlets around the world reacted on Thursday to the resignation of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. See potential bias and similarities in coverage from guardian, BBCNews and nypost: BorisResigns
Johnson said he would quit as Conservative Party leader
and continue serving as a caretaker prime minister until a replacement was found, adding, “I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world, but them’s the breaks.” Johnson, now the third consecutive British prime minister to resign after Theresa May and David Cameron, faced growing criticism on Wednesday as
. Calls for Johnson’s resignation stemmed from a series of controversies, including government parties that broke COVID-19 lockdown rules.
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