Boris Johnson resigns as British Foreign Secretary

Downing Street has confirmed that Boris Johnson has resigned as British Foreign Secretary, just hours after Brexit Secretary David Davis also resigned.


A Downing Street spokesman said: "This afternoon, the Prime Minister accepted the resignation of Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary. His replacement will be announced shortly. The Prime Minister thanks Boris for his work."

Speaking in the House of Commons this afternoon, Prime Minister Theresa May paid tribute to her two former cabinet colleagues, but said "we do not agree about the best way of delivering on the EU referendum result".
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 9/7/18