Boris Johnson Resigns as MP with Immediate Effect

On Friday, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he is stepping down as a Tory PM with immediate effect, the BBC reports.

He said he is being forced out over Partygate and calls the committee investigating the matter a “kangaroo court,” who is out to get him.

The ex-PM is under investigation by the Commons Privileges Committee over Downing Street lockdown parties in 2020 and 2021.

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