Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, July 7: After dozens of ministers left his scandal-plagued government, Boris Johnson’s resignation as the head of the British Conservative party on Thursday made way for the appointment of a new prime minister.
“It is clearly the will of the parliamentary Conservative party that there should be a new leader of that party, and therefore a new prime minister,” Johnson said outside 10 Downing Street.
After a wave of resignations from his top team in displeasure with his leadership, Johnson (58) declared that he would stand down but would continue in his role as prime minister until a replacement is selected.
After three turbulent years in office marked by Brexit, the Covid epidemic, and constant controversy over his reputation for mendacity, he indicated that the schedule for a Tory leadership contest will be revealed the following week.
The winner will succeed Johnson by the time of the party’s annual conference in early October, according to reports from the BBC and others. The leadership contest will take place over the summer.
He justified continuing to battle to the very end to carry out the mandate he earned in a general election in December 2019 by saying he was ‘sorry… to be giving up the best job in the world.’
