Boris Johnson's leadership has come to an end after two days of chaos, which saw Cabinet members, ministers and other government aides quit their posts.
The resignations of Cabinet ministers Sajid Javid – a former leadership contender – and Rishi Sunak, viewed as a potential successor to the Prime Minister, on Tuesday night signalled the start of Mr Johnson's unravelling. The PM had sought to defy his critics and carry on in office, despite warnings from Cabinet colleagues that this was not sustainable.
Resignations continued and Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi – who was only appointed to the role on Tuesday – went public with his call for the Prime Minister to quit. This morning, following a rush of new resignations bringing the total number of MPs quitting their posts to more than 50, Mr Johnson agreed to resign.
