Boris Johnson on Thursday announced his resignation as the leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party but said he will continue to be the prime minister till a new person is elected to the post, reported PTI, citing his office.
The new leader of the Conservative Party, who will take over as the prime minister, is expected to be elected in October.
“I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world,” Johnson said in an address to the nation. “It is clearly now the will of the parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new leader of that party and therefore a new prime minister.”
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The resignation came after over 50 ministers and aides from Johnson’s Cabinet have quit since Tuesday night beginning with…