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A newspaper that sees itself as a bastion of middle England morality should have been the first to ask hard questions of a doomed leader, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

Most prime ministers would have resigned over any one of the scandals to engulf Boris Johnson’s government. Johnson, never one for tradition or rules, rode out nearly every crisis – but the Chris Pincher affair was the final straw. Led by Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, over…

The world has been watching Westminster — Juliana Piskorz rounds up the global reactions

Boris Johnson said he’ll step down as UK prime minister, bringing the curtain down on a tempestuous three years in office marred by a succession of scandals that culminated in the rebellion of his own cabinet and parliamentary group.

Mr Johnson addressed the nation on Thursday

Will whoever is chosen as the new Tory party leader and therefore the Prime Minister have to call a general election?

Britain's prime minister steps down as leader of the Conservative Party after a slew of members of his government said they could no longer serve under his scandal-tarred leadership.

The embattled PM said he will step down as Conservative leader once his replacement has been found

"The herd instinct is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves."