Boris Johnson resigns
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2022
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson quits as Conservative leader. He’s said a “herd instinct” at Westminster rejected his bid to stay on. But a growing number of Tory MPs say he has to leave No 10 now rather than wait.
Laura and Chris join Adam to discuss what it all means.
This edition of Newscast was made by Alison Gee and Sam Bonham. The technical producer is Emma Crowe. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | Morning, it's 9.30, just getting off the train, what an amazing journey to work. |
| 0:13.9 | I was listening to the extended today program on my phone and Chris was chatting to Nick |
| 0:19.8 | and Michelle and then this happened. |
| 0:22.6 | In normal times, even when an hour ago I said on the radio, look, if I speculate that Boris |
| 0:29.2 | Johnson is contemplating right now his imminent resignation this morning, if I'm wrong, please |
| 0:34.7 | tell me, no calls or texts after that either. |
| 0:39.2 | So I think we can say with reasonable confidence that that is the conversation that's happening |
| 0:42.9 | in Downing Street right now, a conversation. |
| 0:45.2 | In fact, Michelle, as I speak to you, I'm getting a call from Downing Street, so I'm |
| 0:48.6 | going to take this call and I'll come back on to you in just a second. |
| 0:51.2 | Chris, you take that call, let me tell our listeners what it is. |
| 0:53.9 | And then I was basically willing the train to go more slowly before it went into the tunnel. |
| 0:59.0 | We could hear what happened next, which was this. |
| 1:02.0 | And those around the Prime Minister advising him in the bunker to stay are just simply |
| 1:06.4 | delusional. |
| 1:07.4 | And I hope that Chris Mason's call that he's receiving is to say that that podium |
| 1:11.7 | to bias, I'll would forgive me. |
| 1:14.5 | We're going to interrupt you because Chris Mason has news. |
| 1:17.0 | Yes, Chris, let's go straight back to you. |
| 1:19.0 | We're just talking to Downing Street. |
| 1:21.0 | The Prime Minister has agreed to stand down. |
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