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
north carolina robertson. he s got breaking news. nick, you were there when johnson announced that he was resigning. he did not give a timetable for his departure. he said that s coming next week? boris johnson had earlier indicated that he wanted to stay on as caretaker prime minister all the way through october in the fall when the conservative party conference is on. the indications from within the party, that s not sustainable. we have even heard from a former prime minister, sir john major saying it would be unwise for the prime ministers to stay on in a long-term as caretaker prime minister because he still has influence, power, patron a j, that it would be unwise for the party to take that close. but we are no clearer when the handover could happen. the current procedure can be a lengthy process, many weeks,