The Prime Minister has finally announced his resignation after a chaotic few days for the government. Boris Johnson has agreed to stand down, a source within No 10 has said.
A new Conservative Party leader is set to be in place by the party conference in October, they added. It follows a morning where the Prime Minister took blow after blow to his authority.
A steady stream of ministers lined up to hand in their own resignations, piling the pressure on Mr Johnson's already terminal position. READ MORELIVE: Boris Johnson agrees to resign - latest updates This is how it all played out this morning: 7.22am By 7.20am three more of the government's ministers had resigned.
Security minister Damian Hinds, Helen Whately, the exchequer secretary to the Treasury, and Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis all called it quits.
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