Local Scottish Conservative MSP Liz Smith said yesterday she was “relieved” to hear Prime Minister Boris Johnson had finally bowed to pressure and agreed to resign after dozens of his colleagues quit roles in his government.
Opposition politicians such as Perth and North Perthshire MP Pete Wishart also welcomed the announcement yesterday amid non-stop calls for Johnson to step down and turmoil in Downing Street over who will end up running the country when he leaves office.
Johnson delivered a speech outside Number 10 yesterday lunchtime flanked by Conservative party colleagues saying he had agreed with Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench MPs, that the process of choosing a new leader should begin.
