Boris Johnson is set to quit as British Prime Minister later today Thursday as he faced calls to resign from Cabinet members.
This comes following a wave of ministerial resignations mounting pressure on the Prime Minister.
More than 50 MPs have stepped down from government or party roles since Tuesday night when Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak sparked a mass exit over Johnson’s handling of the Chris Pincher scandal.
Seven senior members of the cabinet have resigned and more have called on him to step down.
The New chancellor Nadhim Zahawi appointed as Finance Minister less than 48 hours, publicly urged Mr. Boris Johnson to quit, while education secretary Michelle Donelan – appointed less than 36 hours ago – resigned on Thursday morning.
Johnson had defiantly vowed to fight on inside Downing Street and sacked leveling up secretary Michael Gove over his part in the faction of MPs calling for his departure.
However, he has since informed the chairman of the 1922 committee, Sir Graham Brady, of his decision to step down, though he will remain in the post until October when a new leader of the Conservative party is to be elected.
That decision has been met with derision from some quarters, with Nicola Sturgeon branding the Westminster system “broken” and calling Johnson “manifestly unfit to be PM”.
The outgoing PM repeatedly rejected calls for a general election when quizzed by the parliamentary liaison committee on Wednesday, but Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer insisted “change at the top” was needed.
A No 10 spokesman said: “The Prime Minister will make a statement to the country today.”
Meanwhile, Buckingham Palace declined to comment on whether the Queen has had any communication with Boris Johnson on Thursday morning.
The Queen is at Windsor Castle and the Court Circular recorded that she held her weekly audience by telephone with Mr. Johnson on Wednesday evening.
Boris is expected to remain as Prime Minister until Autumn while a new Tory leader will be selected.
