Boris Johnson Set to Step Down as Conservative Party Leader
Boris Johnson is expected to step down as Conservative Party leader but to remain Prime Minister until the autumn. He intends to nominate new ministers to replace those who resigned in opposition to his leadership.
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Johnson now intends to nominate new ministers to replace those who resigned in opposition to his leadership.
He expects to remain in Downing Street until a new Tory leader is chosen to take his place.
This comes at a time, several Conservative Members of Parliament are asking him to resign as quickly as possible to avoid a government stalemate.
Former minister Sir Bob Neill told MPs that there was a "real doubt" about how long a "caretaker" prime minister could remain in office.
"Might it not be in everybody's interest to speed up the transition as much as possible?" he added.
However, It comes after a tumultuous 48-hour period in which dozens of ministers, including chancellor Rishi Sunak, resigned in protest of his leadership.
Nahim Zahawi, Mr. Sunak's replacement as chancellor, was among the ministers pressing the PM to resign.
Mr. Johnson rejected the calls until Thursday morning when it became evident that he had lost his MPs' trust and that the administration could no longer operate.
The first Tory MPs to register a leadership bid are Attorney General Suella Braverman and influential backbencher Steve Baker, with others anticipated to follow.
Mr. Johnson scored a historic landslide victory in a general election less than three years ago, but he has been besieged by scandal in recent months, including punishment for violating his own lockdown laws.
The prime minister's handling of sexual misconduct claims against former Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher sparked the uprising this week.
