BBC says Johnson is going to resign as party leader

[muriel_volestrangler]

via their Political editor Chris Mason. He will be PM until a new party leader is elected - taking a couple of months.

[RandySF]

1. I hope the Attorney General doesn't replace him.

She wants to wage war on the trans community.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. I think that is thankfully extremely unlikely

She hadn't been mentioned in the possible successors until she put herself forward - only in parliament since 2015, Attorney General was her first notable job (and it's not as big as the US version - she attends Cabinet but isn't a formal member).

[malaise]

3. Good

And they won’t allow him to stay on.
Good riddance.

[uponit7771]

5. DK, BoJo was going all out on Putrid ... hope that doesn't take a back seat with new PM

[malaise]

6. You'd better check out who financed Brexit n/t

[blogslug]

4. Larry the Cat is tweeting like mad

The person that runs his account, that is:

https://twitter.com/Number10cat

Link to tweet

Larry the Cat @Number10cat

All good things come to an end…

*Quote Tweet*

Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar
(Political Editor, Daily Mirror/ [e-mail]/ Presenter, BBC R4’s The Week In Westminster/ Political Reporter of the Year 2020/ @mirrorpolitics)

💥Hearing that staff in No 10 have been told that Boris Johnson IS resigning and his letter has been prepared. 💥

Here's a live news feed from Sky News Youtube account:

[hlthe2b]

7. Ahhh, when a series of "scandals" can still take down a politico. Seems almost quaint from the US

perspective, given Trump's traitorous acts and criminality.

Good on the UK for holding their own to account, though.

[Emile]

8. Good riddance to a Trump want to be.

[Generic Brad]

9. He's acknowledged it's over but will still be there for months?

Who does he think he is? Ellen Degeneres?