''Good riddance": Manchester doesn’t mourn Boris - but who replaces him?

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Manchester greeted the news that after three years — beset by scandal and controversy — Boris Johnson is resigning as Prime Minister with a clear message: Good riddance.

The Manchester Evening News canvassed opinions of the public in the city centre on the morning that it was revealed that Boris would leave his post — once a successor is found.

Of the people who gave their opinions, there was little by way of mourning the soon-to-be-ex-PM. However, there was also a sense of apathy as to who would replace him.

Not one member of the public could offer a name from Conservatives they would like to take over, and not much was thought of Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. READ MORE : LIVE updates as Boris Johnson makes statement announcing he is resigning “I was on the train and people were cheering,” Luke Williams, from Oldham, said. “We don’t really know what’s going to happen.