Boris Johnson agrees to resign as British Prime Minister

 Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign after more than 50 quit UK government. The UK prime minister will today resign his position as British Prime Minister. 👐🏾👐🏾

It follows a wave of resignations over the past two days – starting with the exit of his Chancellor and Health Minister on Tuesday.

That was followed by the resignations of a flurry of junior ministers and aides, while this morning, the Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis became the latest to go.

Mr Johnson is to make an official statement to the country later this morning. He is expected to remain on as Conservative Party leader until a successor is elected in the Autumn.