UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Resigns

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned Thursday, bringing an acrimonious end to a nearly three-year premiership that has been beset by controversy and scandal, the CNBC reports.
Speaking outside Downing Street, Johnson said the process for choosing the new leader of the Conservative Party should begin now, with a timetable to be announced next week. He said he intends to remain in place until a new Tory leader is elected.
Johnson said he was ''sad to be giving up the best job in the world,'' but conceded that ''no one is remotely indispensable'' in politics.
Referring to members of his own ruling party who turned against him, Johnson said: ''At Westminster, the herd instinct is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves.''
Johnson thanked his wife Carrie Johnson, his children, the National Health Service, armed forces and Downing Street staff. ''Above all, I want to thank you, the British public, for the immense privilege that you have given me.''
He concluded his roughly six-minute speech by seeking to strike an upbeat tone. ''Even if things can sometimes seem dark now, our future together is golden.''
Johnson’s decision to remain in office comes despite a clear lack of support from within his own party and a growing push across the political spectrum for him to step down immediately.
Opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer was among those calling for Johnson to go now, saying the Tory leader ''cannot cling on for months.''
''If the Conservative party do not get rid of him, then Labour will act in the national interest and bring a vote of no confidence,'' Starmer said via Twitter.
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