British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to step down from the top post amid a spate of resignations from the Conservative government, The Guardian reported on Thursday.
Boris Johnson will announce his resignation as British Prime Minister later today, the BBC reported. He will also quit the post of Conservative Party leader.
More than 50 ministers have quit the UK government in less than 48 hours, saying Johnson was not fit to be in charge after a series of scandals, while dozens in his Conservative Party are in open revolt.
Johnson will stay on as prime minister till autumn, when a new Tory leader is officially appointed at the Conservative Party Conference in October this year.