Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns

Same tenure as Neville Chamberlain

James Baxter-Derrington
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Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative party leader, stepping down from the role less than 48 hours after Chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid began a record spate of resignations.

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