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Boris Johnson says goodbye – reluctantly

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Boris Johnson has announced his resignation. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister confirmed that he would reluctantly leave office after a majority of his MPs lost faith in his ability to lead. He said it was ‘clearly the will of the parliamentary Conservative party’ that he goes.

In terms of the speech, Johnson used it to big up his achievements in office and pledge support for Ukraine.

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