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- ➡️Boris Johnson is resigning as Conservative Party leader, it has been reported
- ➡️ Labour leader Keir Starmer welcomes the news, saying the Conservatives have "inflicted chaos upon the country" during a cost of living crisis
- ➡️ Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has resigned from the Cabinet
- ➡️ So far 53 MPs have resigned
- ➡️A defiant Boris Johnson has made it made it clear he is not giving up his grip on power
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