British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation on Thursday. Many people, including his last two cabinet appointments, had called for him to step down amid ethics scandals, and dozens of ministers and officials in his conservative government resigned this week. SOME OF BORIS JOHNSON’S MANY SCANDALS THAT HIT BRITAIN British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a speech at Lydd Airport, southeast England, Thursday, April 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool) Britain’s Treasury chief Nadhim Zahawi – one of Johnson’s closest allies – told him to step down on Thursday for the good of the country, just two days after he was appointed by the prime minister. “Prime Minister: this is not sustainable and will only get worse: for you, for the Conservative Party and most importantly for the whole country,” Zahawi said in a letter to Johnson. “You need to do the right thing and leave now.” BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON FACES MULTIPLE LEADERSHIP RESIGNATIONS Media gather near 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, his office announced Thursday, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future that has paralyzed the British government. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) Education Minister Michelle Donelan, who was also appointed on Tuesday after her predecessor resigned, announced her resignation on Thursday morning. British chancellor quits over protests from Boris Johnson, says ‘we can’t go on like this’ Zahawi was also appointed after his predecessor resigned. As recently as Wednesday, the prime minister was defiant, claiming he had a mandate from voters. A group of Johnson’s most trusted ministers visited him in his Downing Street office on Wednesday, telling him to resign after losing the confidence of his party. But Johnson chose to fight for his political career and sacked one of his cabinet officials, Michael Gove, British media reported. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 2022/07/06: A protester holds a placard mocking the Conservative Party during the demonstration outside Parliament. Anti-Boris Johnson protesters gathered in Westminster as several ministers quit the Tory government and pressure Johnson to quit. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Five ministers resigned on Thursday and more than 50 officials have left in the past two days since the latest scandal broke. Johnson is accused of lying about not knowing about allegations against a man he appointed as a senior government minister. Johnson’s most significant scandal, Partygate, has eroded his credibility with voters during the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson was among party members who attended parties at 10 Downing Street and elsewhere while health restrictions banned gatherings for ordinary citizens. “I just said to him, ‘Look, it’s just when you’re going now, and so you’re going,’” Bernard Jenkin, a senior Conservative MP, told the BBC he told Johnson on Wednesday. “You can leave with some dignity, or you can be forced to leave like Donald Trump, clinging to power and pretending to win the election when he loses.” Weeks earlier Johnson narrowly survived a vote of no confidence by his own Conservative party.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “We have… passed the point of no return. I cannot sacrifice my personal integrity to defend things as they are now,” Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said in his resignation letter on Thursday. The Associated Press contributed to this report. This is breaking news. Check back for updates.