Source : BBC
07/07/2022 09:30
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, weakened by numerous departures within his government, will resign on Thursday as leader of the Conservative party, the BBC reported.
Johnson will also make “a statement to the country later in the day,” a Downing Street spokesman was quoted by local media as saying.
According to the BBC, the Prime Minister might remain Prime Minister until the autumn, to allow the election of a new leader among the conservatives.
The departure of Mr. Johnson is “good news”, reacted the leader of the opposition Keir Starmer, believing however that “we do not need a change at the head of the Tories. We need a real change of government”.
The announcement comes as nearly 60 departures have been announced in the government since Tuesday, including five ministers.
Discontent had been simmering for months, fueled by the scandal of illegal parties in Downing Street during the anti-Covid lockdown.
