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Boris Johnson insists he's leaving with his 'head held high'
On Wednesday, Johnson told a febrile UK parliament that he would leave office with his "head held high" despite the downfall of his scandal-hit leadership.
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World reacts to Boris Johnson's downfall
Johnson, who quit as Tory leader following a series of scandals and an exodus of cabinet ministers, divided opinion on the world stage, eliciting strong reactions from many countries and their leaders.
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'No one is remotely indispensable': Johnson's resignation speech
Here are some of the highlights from his six-minute resignation speech delivered outside No 10 Downing Street.
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Boris Johnson resigns as Conservative leader
Boris Johnson resigned on 7 July 2022 as leader of Britain's Conservative Party, following the resignations of more than 50 ministers.
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Boris Johnson steps down as Conservative leader
The timetable for a Tory leadership race will be announced next week, he said, after three tumultuous years in office defined by Brexit, the Covid pandemic and non-stop controversy over his reputation for mendacity.
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Boris Johnson set to announce resignation as Conservative Party leader
Pressure has been mounting for him to throw in the towel - after an influx of sudden resignations from some members of his cabinet.
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Boris Johnson clings to power as resignations pile up
More than 40 ministers and aides, including three cabinet members, have quit the government since late Tuesday, with resignations continuing to trickle in overnight.
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New UK finance minister Zahawi inherits economic crisis
The former education minister was parachuted into the Treasury late Tuesday after predecessor Rishi Sunak's shock resignation over the culture of scandal plaguing Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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UK PM names Zahawi as new finance minister
Downing Street said Queen Elizabeth II had approved the appointment of Zahawi.
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Borris Johnson faces parliamentary inquisition after top ministers quit
Rishi Sunak resigned as finance minister, and Sajid Javid as health secretary on Tuesday night. Both said they could no longer tolerate the culture of scandal that has stalked Johnson for months.
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UK's Johnson holds talks with Rwanda leader on migrant deal
Both countries have defended the scheme, which involves Britain deporting asylum seekers to the east African country located thousands of miles away from Britain.
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UK by-elections pose fresh threat to Boris Johnson
His ruling Conservatives are tipped to lose both contests, for the parliamentary seats of Tiverton and Honiton in southwest England and Wakefield in the north, after both Tory MPs resigned in disgrace.
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DR Congo calls on UK's Johnson to pressure Rwanda over row
It is the latest escalation in the row between the two neighbours which have a decades-long history of fraught ties and has recently seen sporadic clashes on their shared border.
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UK's wounded Johnson presses on despite Tory rebellion
The beleaguered leader has insisted that Monday evening's dramatic ballot, which saw 211 Tory party lawmakers support him remaining prime minister but 148 vote against, was a "conclusive" result.
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UK PM Johnson survives Tory MPs' no-confidence vote
The Brexit figurehead called the 211-148 split a "convincing result, a decisive result".
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UK PM Boris Johnson faces crunch Tory party confidence vote
A spate of scandals have tarred Johnson's image in the past year, most notably the so-called 'Partygate' controversy which saw him become the first serving UK prime minister found to have broken the law.
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Ukraine war lasting until 2023 ‘a realistic possibility’, says UK PM Johnson
Asked if he agreed with defence intelligence assessments that fighting could drag on until the end of next year, he told reporters: "The sad thing is that is a realistic possibility."
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Boris Johnson to face MPs' fury over 'partygate'
The embattled UK leader has weathered the initial storm after being penalised last week for breaching COVID-19 lockdown laws on one occasion in 2020, doggedly defying calls to resign.
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UK's Boris Johnson rejects transgender women in female sports events
Debate in Britain about transgender rights has become ever more acrimonious, and others in Johnson's government have said it should be left to sporting bodies to decide on who gets to compete.
