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It’s been a phenomenal week in UK politics with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in a humiliating defeat, resigning as leader of the conservative party on Thursday following 59 government ministers - at last count - handing in their notice. New ministers are now being sworn in, while Johnson has stated his intention to stay on as prime minister while a leadership contest is held, an action many within his party have questioned.
Tim Bale is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London. Books he has written or co-written include The Conservative Party from Thatcher to Cameron, The Conservatives since 1945: the Drivers of Party Change and The British General Election of 2019.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Number Ten of Downing Street on Wednesday, July 6 2022. Photo: AFP / Stuart Brock
