Boris Johnson agrees to quit as Prime Minister following a string of resignations

Boris Johnson has agreed to tender his resignation as Prime Minister following days of intense pressure from his own MPs.

Mr Johnson's leadership has been hanging in the balance in recent days following a string of resignations from Cabinet ministers. Pressure on the PM ramped up over his handling of the row involving his former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher.

On Tuesday evening, Rishi Sunak dramatically quit as chancellor while Sajid Javid stepped down as health secretary.

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Since then, dozens of ministers and parliamentary aides have also announced their departures as the number of MPs quitting government and party posts this week topped 50.

Despite the exodus and a delegation of Cabinet ministers telling him he should go on Wednesday, Mr Johnson remained defiant.

However, he has now given into the pressure and announced his departure from Number 10 after the new Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi told the PM he should “leave with dignity” and “go now”.

Mr Johnson was elevated to the position of Prime Minister in July 2019 after he was voted leader of the Conservative Party following the resignation of Theresa May.

He secured his leadership in the 2019 December general election where the Conservative Party celebrated its biggest majority since Margaret Thatcher was in power in 1987.

The win was made all the more impressive as it saw the Tories take a number of seats in traditional Labour heartlands, including Leigh and Heywood and Middleton in Greater Manchester.

Since then, he led the country through the Covid-19 pandemic, although with controversy and scandal following him for most of the way.

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