British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Decides to Resign

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation as the leader of his party. He noted that he will continue to work until he resigns as Prime Minister.

Announcing his decision to resign in front of the Prime Minister's Office Number 10, Boris Johnson stated that he will leave the leadership of his party. "The will of the Conservative Party in Parliament is clear that there must be a new leader of the party and therefore a new prime minister," Johnson said. Boris Johnson said that he and Sir Graham Brady, Chairman of the Conservative Party 1922 Committee, had agreed that the process of selecting a new leader should start now, adding that this process would be made public next week. "I will continue in office until a new leader is elected," Prime Minister Johnson said. He added that he was very sad to leave the best job in the world. At the end of his speech, Johnson thanked the British people for giving him the privilege of being prime minister. British Prime Minister Johnson had attracted great reactions and pressure to resign due to the parties he organized by ignoring coronavirus measures. Johnson, who was also fined for one of these parties, was accused of lying to parliament by some MPs of his own party and the opposition. The Conservative Party, of which he was the leader, held a vote of no confidence on June 6, but Johnson won with 211 votes against 148 and remained in office. Even though he won the vote of no confidence within the party by a large margin, it was noted that Johnson's political future was in danger.