UK's Johnson To Quit As Prime Minister, Truss To Take Over
UK's Johnson To Quit As Prime Minister, Truss To Take Over Mary Akanbi 6th September, 2022 Boris Johnson quit in July after losing the support of dozens of ministers due to a succession of scandals. . Queen Elizabeth II British Prime Minister Boris Johnson formally tenders his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday, handing over power to Liz Truss after his momentous tenure dominated by Brexit and Covid was cut short by scandal. Johnson, who was forced to quit after losing the support of dozens of his ministers, bids farewell from Downing Street before jetting to northeast Scotland to see the 96-year-old monarch. Normally the handover of power is a swift affair, with the outgoing and incoming leaders making a short trip to Buckingham Palace in central London. But both Johnson and Truss face a 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometre) round trip to the head of state's remote Balmoral retreat in the Scottish...