Boris Johnson is preparing to resign as Prime Minister of Britain, according to reports that are currently being broadcasted.
The information was first reported by Sky News, which quotes one of his closest associates as saying that in recent hours everyone has realised that "it's all coming to an end".
According to major British media, Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, but wishes to stay on as prime minister until a new Conservative leader is elected by the autumn.
Johnson is expected to resign by tonight at the latest
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Dominoes of resignations
The British Minister responsible for Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis, and the Secretary of State for Finance, Helen Watelli, announced their resignations today.
[BRB][BRB]A few hours later, Security Minister Damian Hinds also announced his resignation, saying the country needed Prime Minister Boris Johnson to step down in order to "restore confidence in our democracy". "More important than any government or leader is the standards we uphold in public life and a belief in democracy and public administration. Because of the serious erosion of these, I have concluded that the right thing for our country and our party is for you to resign as leader and prime minister," Hinds wrote in his resignation letter addressed to Johnson.
After Hinds, British Minister of State for Pensions Guy Oberman and Minister of State for Culture Chris Phillip resigned. Both had previously asked for the Prime Minister's resignation.
Already more than 40 ministers, junior ministers and government officials have resigned as of yesterday, Wednesday. The massive resignations of ministers, MPs, and government and party officials may have come as a surprise to many, but the signs of the storm have been clear for some time. However, the sex scandal involving Chris Pincher seems to have "cracked the glass."
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