After scandals, Boris Johnson quits as UK prime minister
India Today
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday, bringing an acrimonious end to a nearly three-year premiership that has been beset by controversy and scandal.
Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he would quit as British prime minister after he was abandoned by ministers and most of his Conservative lawmakers.
Bowing to the inevitable as more than 50 ministers quit and lawmakers said he must go, an isolated and powerless Johnson spoke outside his Downing Street to confirm he would resign.
"The process of choosing that new leader should begin now.
And today I have appointed a cabinet to serve, as I will until a new leader is in place," Johnson said.
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After days of battling for his job, the scandal-plagued Johnson had been deserted by all but a handful of allies after the latest in a series of scandals broke their willingness to support him.
"His resignation was inevitable," Justin Tomlinson, deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, said on Twitter. "As a party we must quickly unite and focus on what matters. These are serious times on many fronts."