UK Premier resigns

Boris Johnson has stepped down as United Kingdom’s prime minister after his latest political crisis, following the resignation of key ministers and other officials.

He said would stay on as a caretaker prime minister until his replacement is chosen by his party.

The wave of resignations started despite Johnson’s apology for not realising that Chris Pincher, a former minister in charge of pastoral care, was unsuitable for a job in government after complaints of sexual misconduct were made against him.

Those who resigned over the scandal said they lost confidence in Johnson’s ability to govern in the national interest.

The final crisis came just weeks after Johnson survived a no-confidence vote in early June from his own Conservative Party members of parliament by 211 votes to 148.

Johnson’s leadership has come under intense scrutiny after an investigator’s report in May criticised a culture of rule-breaking inside the prime minister’s office in a scandal known as “Partygate”.