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Boris Johnson has agreed to step down as Prime Minister and will resign

Boris Johnson has agreed to step down as Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister has spoken to Tory 1922 Committee chairman Sir Graham Brady and agreed to stand down, with a new Tory leader set to be in place by the party conference in October, a No 10 source said.

A No 10 spokesman said: "The Prime Minister will make a statement to the country today."

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