the opposition party is saying that it is not just boris johnson that needs to be replaced, it is all the conservatives. the implication is that they potentially would want to call and push for a general election. so there is pressure on the party who can rebuild the government. one senior cabinet level position was offered to, a conservative member of parliament earlier today who turned it down. it is not possible for this prime minister to rebuild his government and reshape it as last night he was saying he would. this is the scenario, the prime minister expected to come out and speak today, perhaps in the next couple of hours. he s likely to want to frame his resignation, listing his successes, brexit undoubtedly one of them, and likely airbrush out all the reasons for being forced out of his own party. a full government implosion. that s what this really is, in the united kingdom, key ally of the u.s. nic, explain to our viewers the most recent scandals that necessitate
can. and to you, the british public, i know that there will be many people who are relieved and perhaps quite a few who also will be disappointed and i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up the best job in the world. but them s the breaks. remarkable developments, just three years after his party won a huge mandate in parliament, it is important to note that johnson gave no timetable for exactly when he will leave office, saying that will be announced next week. let s bring in cnn s nic robertson, outside number 10 downing street. so tell us, first of all, your reaction to johnson s words as he finally under intense pressure, we should note, from inside his own party, to step down. this feels like a place holding resignation and less a resignation from power, because it is behind the doors there, appointing replacement ministers for all those who have quit. more a he is resigned to the fact that his party no longer wants him. last night he was talking about and ev
faced an avalanche of resignations of top cabinet members over the last 48 hours following multiple scandals for his government though he didn t directly mention those in his departure speech. have a listen. and i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up the best job in the world. but them s the breaks. johnson giving no timetable for when he will leave office, saying only that it will be announced next week. let se bring in nic robertson who is live outside downing street. how will this work? what happens next? and how quickly could there be a move? the immediate sense of what is happening is being played out right behind me right now. cabinet members walking in for a cabinet session with boris johnson. the attorney general walked up the street, just gone through the door. she s already put her hat in the ring to be one of the contenders to become next prime minister. she just smiled when a colleague asked her that question. boris government is now a caretaker pr
to deliver that mandate in person was not just because i wanted to do so, but because i felt it was my job, my duty, my obligation to you to continue to do what we promised in 2019. johnson is vowing to stay on until conservatives pick a new leader. the brash prime minister desperately tried to stay in power but dozens of his top ministers resigned in the last 48 hours, calling on him to step down. johnson survived a no confidence vote last month over the revelation that there were parties being held at downing street during covid lockdowns. there were also recent revelations that johnson knew about sexual misconduct allegations against the conserve thetive lawmaker before he promoted him. at the center of the controversies that brought him down, concerns over the prime minister s integrity. let s take you now to 10 downing street in london with cnn s north carolina robertson. he s got breaking news. nick, you were there when johnson announced that he was resigning. he did
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