British Prime Minister to resign on Thursday after newly appointed ministers have asked Boris Johnson to quit in less than 48 hours of their appointment.
Following a series of scandals, two senior ministers and a slew of more than 50 members of the government resigned in the last week, claiming they no longer trusted the British leader.
The finance minister, Nadhim Zahawi, who was only appointed on Wednesday, has demanded that his boss quit.
"This is not sustainable and it will only get worse: for you, for the Conservative Party, and most importantly of all the country," Zahawi said on Twitter. "You must do the right thing and go now."
Zahawi did not state he quit, but he did claim he went to the prime minister's office in Downing Street on Wednesday evening with cabinet colleagues to advise Johnson to "leave with dignity."
“I am heartbroken that he hasn’t listened and that he is now undermining the incredible achievements of this government,” Zahawi said in a letter.
Johnson has been entangled in a series of controversies and claims of public misinformation, but the limit for many MPs was Conservative legislator Chris Pincher.
Further, Britain PM apologise for choosing Pincher as a deputy whip while knowing he had a history of reportedly making unwelcome attempts toward males, a blunder that many in his party saw as the final straw.
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