U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Thursday that he will resign as leader of the Conservative Party and step down as prime minister once a replacement is selected.
Dozens of ministers in Johnson’s government resigned over the past 24 hours as a cascade of scandals finally caught up to the prime minister. In remarks outside 10 Downing Street, Johnson said this was a “painful” moment, and noted that he’d fought hard to avoid it.
Johnson said he’d appointed a new cabinet that would serve alongside him until the Conservative Party selected a new leader to replace him as prime minister.
'I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world
'But them’s the breaks'
Watch Boris Johnson's resignation speech in full:https://t.co/mn6JfG1ogV pic.twitter.com/OYkO5gaZoY
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