In the courtyard of the Crown and Treaty pub in Uxbridge, Boris Johnson's constituents are split on whether the scandal-plagued Prime Minister deserved his demise.
Mr Johnson was once welcomed here to pull pints and meet the locals.
The tone among the crowd is perhaps surprisingly sympathetic, considering most patrons acknowledge he'd lost the trust of the British people.
After a colourful half term as the United Kingdom's 55th Prime Minister, Mr Johnson announced he would resign as leader of the Conservative Party and stay on in 10 Downing Street only until he could be replaced.
The former mayor of London was seen as a charismatic alternative to traditional politicians, and that personality helped deliver the Conservatives an 80-seat majority at the 2019 election.
"He was our first prime minister that was an actual character and … personally I liked him," one pub patron told the ABC.
But even among his home crowd, Mr Johnson's personality could only get him so far.
Friends Richard and Peter were split on Mr Johnson's prime ministerial qualities.
"Someone referred to him the other day as a buffoon and I think that's spot on," Peter said.
"I think he's a clown. I think he's got a lot wrong
"I think he's got more wrong than he's got right."
However, Richard echoed the thoughts of several others around the beer garden, saying the outgoing Prime Minister had "a difficult time" over the past three years.
"I think he's a bit old school. And he will bluster his way through a lot of things but, you know, fair play, I think he's done alright over the past three years.
"It's been a difficult time."
For Peter though, the Prime Minister's disregard for the COVID-19 rules his own government set is hard to forgive.
"I can see still that picture of him raising that glass at a party and, I think [for] the people who experienced loss, that was a real kick.
"He got caught out."
'Bye-bye, Boris' sung on the streets
Outside 10 Downing Street, a crowd gathered to watch Mr Johnson's resignation speech. People there were much less sympathetic than those back in the Prime Minister's home electorate.
Graham Frear said he feared for the state of British democracy.
"Periods of instability like that, which we've had for a long time now, are very bad for the country and very bad for democracy in general," he said.
"I was very disappointed because in this country I think we've had a tradition of decent behaviour, and people who have been shown to have done the wrong thing have resigned promptly — and I think that's the right thing to do — and I think he's brought that whole system into disrespect."
Yasmeen Ghrawi said she hoped "the whole government" would change.
"A lack of integrity — absolutely. All these ministers who left, the 50-plus who have left, they too lack integrity because they've been around the last couple of years.
"It's a loss of face for the whole party."
Then, Ms Ghrawi left a line of English police officers trying not to smile as she sang "bye-bye Boris".
Surprise the PM actually resigned
Whether or not they think Mr Johnson deserved to lose his job, many at the Crown and Treaty were surprised he finally agreed to leave.
Another pub-goer offered this prediction: "We will see Boris again."
"He started off as a journalist and then a TV personality, then mayor of London, then Prime Minister of the UK.
"The guy was born in the United States, so the guy could become president of the United States. After that, well, then the universe. Who knows?"
For Peter, Mr Johnson's larger-than-life personality could not compensate for what he said was a lack of integrity.
"When you've got a prime minister, a head of our country … actually fined for breaking the rules, that's pretty bad," he said.
"I think the recent events with Pincher … that's scandalous.
The Prime Minister's decision to promote MP Chris Pincher, despite knowing he'd faced allegations of sexual impropriety, was the last straw for many of his colleagues.
"He admitted he knew about it. His time is over."
Outside 10 Downing Street, Mr Frear said, initially he was "surprised it took him so long".
"I think it's a bad thing he dragged it out for so long when it was perfectly obvious that he had lost the support of his cabinet and the party."
