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Who turned up to support Boris Johnson as he quit as prime minister?

PM says he regrets not being able to ‘see through so many ideas and projects’

The Independent UK

Who are the leading candidates to replace Boris Johnson as UK prime minister?

After taking over from Theresa May in 2019, Boris Johnson has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party. These are the frontrunners to take his place when he leaves 10 Downing Street.

ABC News

Boris Johnson was the man who delivered England Brexit. But his legacy will be defined by a series of scandals

He was the charismatic rogue who delivered the Conservatives their biggest majority since 1987. But now Boris Johnson's legacy will be defined by a series of political scandals that ultimately brought him undone.

ABC News

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Inside 'deluded' Boris Johnson's final big trip - where he said he'd be PM until 2030s

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on a trip to Africa that he was 'actively thinking about the third term' - and even a by-election catastrophe couldn't remove his delusion

Daily Mirror

Penny Mordaunt, former magician's assistant, is among the bookies' favourite to be next prime minister

Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher once wrote to Mordaunt following an election loss in 2005

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson resigns: the rise and fall of a maverick sunk by sleaze and scandal

He was elected in a landslide, got Brexit done and led the vaccine rollout, but accusations of impropriety – and his myriad weaknesses – proved his undoing. By Joe Murphy

Evening Standard

The Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten review – handover notes

The journal of Britain’s last governor makes for candid reading, supplemented by a polemical essay on Hong Kong 25 years on

The Guardian - UK

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Potential candidates for new prime minister as Johnson resigns

Here are some of the possible frontrunners to take Boris Johnson’s place at the helm of the Conservative Party.

The Independent UK

Factbox-Now UK's Boris Johnson has quit, who could replace him?

Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was resigning as Britain's prime minister, bowing to calls from ministerial colleagues and lawmakers in his Conservative Party.

Reuters

Boris Johnson: Career that defied political gravity ends with spectacular fall

One of the most colourful and charismatic politicians of his age, it is no surprise that Mr Johnson’s time in No 10 ended in ignominy.

The Independent UK

From Churchill to Johnson: The Queen’s 14 prime ministers

Sir Winston Churchill, her first prime minister, is thought to be her favourite.

The Independent UK

What happens next after Boris Johnson quits, who will be prime minister?

Who is in the running to replace Boris Johnson

Wales Online

‘Get exit done’: UK front pages mix incredulity with PM’s message of defiance

Word from No 10 bunker goes out to the Tory trenches but even the diehards know that the party’s one-time hero has to go

The Guardian - AU

This mutiny should be the end of Johnson. But never underestimate his sheer lust for power

Javid’s excoriating speech marked a watershed for the PM’s chances. The end will be messy, but it will come

The Guardian - UK

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Wales Online

Who will be next Prime Minister? Eight people in the running for Johnson's job

A dozen people have resigned in the last 24 hours and some of them could be targeting the top position

The Independent UK

Possible runners and riders to replace Boris Johnson

Several of the PM’s allies – and those who have chided him from the backbenches – are among the frontrunners to become the next Tory leader.

The Conversation

UK strikes: six milestones in the history of industrial action in Britain

Holidaymakers and commuters are expecting significant disruption this summer following a recent surge in strike action in the UK and Europe. UK train drivers are the latest group to consider striking in what could be the first national rail strike in more than 25 years

The Guardian - UK

Freedom: 50 Years of Pride review – a messy, invigorating reminder to be vigilant

The dry wit, righteous anger and boundless energy that made UK Pride such a force is powerfully captured in a documentary featuring Ian McKellen and Olly Alexander

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Daily Mirror

Russian state TV hits back at 'jealous' Boris Johnson with 'woman-like figure' rant

Russia has today erected a poster of Boris Johnson as a grandma, following the Boris Johnson's claims that a woman would not have started the now four month-long war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

What about Margaret Thatcher? Putin rejects Boris Johnson’s claim a woman wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine

The Kremlin leader used Margaret Thatcher’s decision to send troops to the Falklands as a rebuttal

Reuters

Putin rejects Johnson's claim a woman wouldn't have invaded Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's charge that if he were a woman he would not have invaded Ukraine.

The Guardian - AU

The Hong Kong ‘unofficials’ who advised Britain on the handover – and were ignored

Reviled by Beijing and dismissed by London, a group of local advisers tried and failed to ensure the interests of Hongkongers would be protected after 1997

The Guardian - UK

From Thatcher to Johnson: how right to buy has fuelled a 40-year housing crisis

Ever since the 80s Tory leaders have dreamed of creating a ‘property-owning democracy’. But selling off social housing has left millions of Britons in grotty privately rented accommodation

Daily Record

West Dunbartonshire Council leader says budget cuts 'would make Thatcher blush'

Labour leader Martin Rooney made the comments during a heated debate over Scottish Government funding.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s aspiration to serve for a third term ‘delusional’

Prime minister under fire after insisting he will not change his behaviour in office

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