Boris Johnson has resigned as head of his party

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Link to tweet

[speak easy]

1. ... but not as Prime Minister

so if they want him out, they will have to do so on the floor of the House of Commons.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

2. He wants to hold on to PM for 2-3 months till successor is elected in the fall. Uproar galore

[blogslug]

3. He resigned as PM

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/07/07/boris-johnson-resigned-what-happen-next-general-election/

Boris Johnson announced on Thursday that he will quit as Prime Minister, firing the starting gun on the contest to replace him and lead the Tories into the next general election.

The PM told Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the backbench 1922 committee, that he would stand down and allow a leadership battle so his successor can be in place by October.

He had come under unbearable pressure to quit No 10 after an avalanche of more than 50 ministerial resignations - including half a dozen Cabinet members.

The coup de grace was when the new Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi urged him to go on Thursday morning and the Education Secretary Michelle Donelan quit after only 35 hours in post.

[speak easy]

5. That he Will Quit as PM

when the Conservative Party has a new leader. In the mean time he is filling Cabinet positions. Barring a vote on the floor of the House of Commons, Boris cannot be forced to offer his resignation to the Queen.

[Bucky]

4. Right when I was in the middle of reading an article about him hanging on

...and how unlikely it was that he could do that

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. For this thread

Link to tweet

[Samrob]

7. Britain's own Trump. nt

[Swede]

8. He met alone with a RUssian spy which is not good.

Yet he strongly supported Ukraine. What a mixed message in that regard. But his Brexit policy and the spy thing will be his legacy.

[Boomerproud]

9. Will there be a violent breaching of Parliament?

Nah.