the final, they are becoming strong fighters, i have good feelings. we are at the top here now, we just need are at the top here now, we just need to are at the top here now, we just need to pop, and that is it. hello. starting in the uk this morning. borisjohnson has resigned as an mp and blamed a witch hunt against him. in an explosive statement he likened the inquiry to a kangaroo court and criticised the current direction of government. prime minister rishi sunak faces a political headache now as his conservative party will face a by election in mrjohnson s seat at a time when its languishing in the polls. the resignation came after he received an advance copy of a report into whether he misled parliament over parties held in downing street during lockdown. our political correspondent ione wells reports from westminster. his own conduct made him resign as prime minister. it s his own conduct, making him now resign as an mp borisjohnson was being investigated by parli
he likened the inquiry to a kangaroo court and criticised the current direction of the uk government. it s a political headache for prime minister rishi sunak who now faces a by election in mrjohnson s constituency at a time when his conservative party is languishing in the polls. the resignation came after borisjohnson received an advance copy of a report into whether he misled parliament over parties held in downing street during the covid pandemic when lockdown rules were in place. opposition labour mp chris bryant gave us his thoughts on what might have led mrjohnson to resign. in all the breathlessness of all of this, we sometimes forget quite how significant a moment that is. i presume he has resigned because he, being the only person who has seen the draft copy of the report from the privileges committee, knows that the house is going to decide that he has lied to parliament, and that that is a serious contempt of parliament and therefore he should be suspended f