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British Prime Minister Boris Johnsonwill announce his resignation on Thursday.
10 Downing Street sources confirmed to Fox News that Johnson will announce his resignation today. Sources said he was expecting a statement of London time this afternoon.
Several people, including his two recent cabinet appointments, have called on him to resign in an ethical scandal, and dozens of ministers of his government have resigned this week.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a speech We will do it on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Lid Airport in southeastern England. The UK says it has reached an agreement with Rwanda to send asylum seekers to Central African countries, a proposal condemned by opposition politicians and refugee groups. (AP Photo / Matt Dunham, Pool)(AP)
Johnson appointed British Treasury Secretary Nadim Zahwi this week to become Johnson 36 hours later. I asked for resignation. He said the "right thing" was to "go right now."
Secretary of Education Michel Donneran, who was appointed on Tuesday following the resignation of his predecessor, announced his resignation on Thursday morning.
Both were appointed to short positions after their predecessors resigned.
Johnson's most credible group of Cabinet Ministers visited him on Wednesday at his office on Downing Street and told him to stand down after losing the trust of his party. rice field. However, Johnson chose to fight for his political career instead and fired one of the cabinet officials, British media reported.
By Thursday, five ministers had resigned and more than 50 employees had left since the recent scandal. Johnson has been accused of lying about not knowing that he is seeking suspicion of a man appointed as senior government minister.
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"We ... go back It's past the point where I can't, at the expense of my personal integrity, to protect the current situation. " Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said in his resignation letter.
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