- Boris Johnson is quitting as Tory leader after ministers and MPs made clear his position was untenable.
- He will remain as Prime Minister until a successor is in place, expected to be by the time of the Conservative Party conference in October.
- A No 10 source said Mr Johnson spoke to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative 1922 Committee, to inform him of his decision.
- “The Prime Minister has spoken to Graham Brady and agreed to stand down in time for a new leader to be in place by the conference in October,” a No 10 source said.
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