It came after seven ministers quit before breakfast, meaning the overall number of resignations topped 50. The final straw came on Thursday morning when Nadhim Zahawi, Rishi Sunak’s replacement as Chancellor, also withdrew his support, calling on the PM to step down.
“His own party have finally concluded that he’s unfit to be Prime Minister – they can’t now inflict him on the country for the next few months,” he said. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer told the BBC Mr Johnson “needs to go, he can’t cling on in this way”. The couple were married at a time when tight restrictions were in place.
Sources have since told The Mirror the couple planned to proceed with their party, describing the decision as “crass” and saying it “beggars belief”.Īllies of Mr Johnson have offered a different view however, claiming he wanted to remain as caretaker out of a sense of duty to the country until a replacement was found. Since his sensational resignation on Thursday (local time) there have been question marks surrounding his intention to stay on as caretaker PM until October, at which point he will conduct an “orderly handover”. The pair were married in a secret ceremony in May 2021 and had a party in the Downing Street garden with 30 guests, in keeping with Covid restrictions in place at the time. The lavish celebration was set to be hosted at the Chequers, a country house for UK prime ministers, and entertain a large group of the couple’s family and friends on July 30. Boris Johnson reportedly intends to stay on as an interim prime minister for the UK so he can host an exuberant wedding celebration with his new wife Carrie later this month.
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