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JUST IN: Boris Johnson finally resigns; summary of resignation speech
-The prime minister quits as Conservative leader but says he will continue to serve as PM until the party chooses his successor
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-Boris Johnson says it is “clearly now the will” of Conservative MPs that there should be a new leader
-The PM says a “herd instinct” at Westminster rejected his bid to stay on as party leader
-But a growing number of Tory MPs say he has to leave No 10 now rather than wait
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-Labour says Johnson cannot stay on as PM, or they will try to bring a no confidence vote in Parliament
-Johnson has been appointing a new cabinet – Greg Clark is the new Levelling Up Secretary while Kit Malthouse is Chancellor for the Duchy of Lancaster
-James Cleverly becomes the third education minister in three days, while Robert Buckland is made Welsh Secretary
-Foreign Secretary Liz Truss – who has remained silent for days – is cutting short a foreign trip and returning to London
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(BBC)
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