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Boris Johnson resigns

By and Joey Gardiner2022-07-07T10:38:00

Boris resignation

Turmoil in government sparks fears of extended planning policy hiatus

Prime minister Boris Johnson has announced his resignation, saying it is now “clearly the will of the parliamentary party” for there to be a new leader.

In a speech outside the door of Number 10, Johnson said it would be “eccentric” to change governments when “we’re delivering so much”, but conceded that he had not won this argument with colleagues.

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