According to media reports, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will step down as leader of the Conservative Party on Thursday after an open revolt against him.
Johnson wants to remain prime minister until the fall, the British broadcaster BBC reported on Thursday.
After a whole series of scandals, more than 50 ministers and other government officials resigned in protest against Johnson since Tuesday evening.
Johnson's Downing Street office announces Prime Minister's address.
He will address the nation later in the day.
Previously, Johnson had increasingly lost support.
Several cabinet members had resigned and other Tory members had resigned.
Even Finance Minister Nadhim Zahawi, who was appointed to his post on Tuesday, publicly called on Johnson to resign.
“Prime Minister, in your heart you know what is right.
Go now," Zahawi wrote in a letter to Johnson published on Twitter.
Johnson had shown himself combative on Wednesday and refused to resign.
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