British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has on Thursday officially resigned from his office. This came after he had earlier rejected several calls by his cabinet to step down due to ethics scandals which led to more 40 ministers quiting his government.
Johnson had earlier rebuffed calls by his Cabinet to step down in the wake of ethics scandals. He gave in after more than 40 ministers quit his government and told him to go.
Minutes before the news broke, Treasury chief Nadhim Zahawi called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign just 36 hours after Johnson put him in the job, while another newly appointed Cabinet minister quit her post.
