Some commentators have queried whether Boris Johnson has actually resigned. We took a look at how his announcement compares with that of his predecessors 👇
There are two options following a Prime Minister’s resignation. As the think tank thesays: “There must be a prime minister. If the resigning leader is prime minister, he or she would normally be expected to stay in post until a new leader was elected, as Theresa May did in 2019 and David Cameron did in 2016.
“If they do not wish to do that, they could resign and recommend that the Queen appoint somebody else as prime minister until the Conservative Party had chosen a new leader. That person would presumably be another Conservative MP and probably a member of the Cabinet. They would be prime minister until the leadership contest is over. This would be a very unusual situation and unprecedented in modern times.
The Conservative party has confirmed to Full Fact that Mr Johnson is also still currently party leader.
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