Boris Johnson resigns, escalating London conflict over Brexit
Boris Johnson followed David Davis in resigning from the U.K. government Monday, leaving Theresa May’s premiership in crisis.
After hours of speculation, Downing Street confirmed in a statement that the foreign secretary had quit.
Johnson’s decision is a hammer blow to the prime minister just days after she received the formal backing of her Cabinet for a controversial new Brexit plan that would tie the U.K. to EU rules and regulations on goods and agricultural products in perpetuity after Brexit.
