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Morning mail: Boris Johnson resigns, Penny Wong to meet Chinese minister, tissue shortage

Friday: UK prime minister announces resignation, but will stay on until Conservative party finds replacement. Plus: Nick Kyrgios through to first Wimbledon final

The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2022

Boris Johnson's Chequers wedding party plan branded 'crass' after months of scandal

Boris Johnson's allies say that devotion to duty is why he wants to stay on at No10 until a new Conservative leader is elected - but sources say he wants to hold a lavish wedding bash at Chequers

Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2022

What could Boris Johnson do next? How former prime ministers now spend their time

Boris Johnson can draw some inspiration from his predecessors

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Boris Johnson resignation 'soap opera' must end now, say business leaders

Business and economic bosses are calling for a swift change of leadership and a return to stability in the wake of Boris Johnson's resignation as Tory leader

Birmingham Post · Jul 7, 2022

Boris Johnson resigns as Britain’s prime minister after Tory MPs revolt

Flanked by No 10 staffers and loyal allies, the PM says he told cabinet colleagues it would be ‘eccentric’ to change leader

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Johnson reshuffles Cabinet as calls grow for him to step down without delay

The PM is quitting as Tory leader after ministers and MPs made clear his position was untenable, with support crumbing around him in recent days.

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Labour will stage Commons vote to force out Boris Johnson immediately if he refuses to go

Keir Starmer vows to ‘step up in the national interest’ because ‘he can’t cling on in this way’

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Boris Johnson resigns: the rise and fall of a maverick sunk by sleaze and scandal

He was elected in a landslide, got Brexit done and led the vaccine rollout, but accusations of impropriety – and his myriad weaknesses – proved his undoing. By Joe Murphy

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2022

Boris Johnson: Career that defied political gravity ends with spectacular fall

One of the most colourful and charismatic politicians of his age, it is no surprise that Mr Johnson’s time in No 10 ended in ignominy.

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Tories demand Boris Johnson is forced to leave No 10 today and not be caretaker

Growing fears of further damage – after outgoing prime minister bent constitution in a desperate bid to stay in power

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022