know that even if things can sometimes seem dark now, our future together is golden. thank you all very much. thank you. good afternoon. you re watching bbc news live from downing street. are headlines at three p. news live from downing street. are borisjohnson resigns as the leader of the conservative party. in a statement outside downing street, he said he was proud of his achievements but he s bowing to pressure to go. but as we have seen at westminster, the herd instinct is a powerful one and when the herd moves, it moves. and my friends, in politics, no one is remotely indispensable. the announcement came after more senior resignations and declarations of no confidence came from his mps.