Johnson succumbs to pressure to quit as party leader but pledges to stay on as prime minister until successor is chosen
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Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative leader, saying “no one is indispensable” after a series of cabinet ministers told him he had lost the support of the party.
In a statement outside Downing Street, Johnson announced he was stepping down as party leader but said he planned to stay on as prime minister while the party picks his successor.
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