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Thursday, July 7, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Resigning Johnson on lost support: ‘When the herd moves, it moves’
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves from 10 Downing Street in central London on July 6, 2022 (Daniel LEAL / AFP)
“As we’ve seen at Westminster, the herd instinct is powerful. When the herd moves, it moves,” Boris Johnson says in his resignation speech, noting how quickly he lost the support of his colleagues.
"As we've seen at Westminster, the herd instinct is powerful. When the herd moves, it moves." Boris Johnson says he is resigning as Prime Minister, bowing to calls from colleagues in his Conservative Party. He says that he will give "as much support as I can" to his successor. pic.twitter.com/Xeoo2BAfiQ
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) July 7, 2022
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