“No one in politics is indispensable” – Boris Johnson says as he resigns

UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has resigned.

Delivering his resignation address outside No 10 Downing Street after losing the support of his ministers and MPs the PM said he was sad to be giving up the best job in the world.

“I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world, being prime minister is an education in itself — I’ve traveled to every part of the UK and I’ve found so many people possessed of such boundless British originality and so willing to tackle old problems in new ways. Even if things can sometimes seem dark now, our future together is golden,” Johnson said.

“I regret not being successful in arguments and it’s painful not to see through so many ideas and projects. In politics, no one is remotely indispensable,” he continued.

People gathered outside Downing Street

Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, has described Boris’ action as the right decision.