Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street, on his last day in office as British prime minister in London, Britain, September 6, 2022. /Reuters
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II accepted Boris Johnson's resignation as prime minister on Tuesday during a meeting at her Balmoral Castle in Scotland, a Buckingham Palace statement said.
"The Right Honorable Boris Johnson MP had an Audience of The Queen this morning and tendered his resignation as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, which Her Majesty was graciously pleased to accept," read the statement.
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