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Theresa May
personPM confirmed he will make way in a statement outside Downing Street. But stopped short of resigning with immediate effect, saying he would stay on as caretaker PM until a new Conservative leader is chosen. Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak are among frontrunners for the post.
Tory
organizationTory MP Andrew Bridgen said the speech showed “no apology, no contrition – so Johnson’ Piers Morgan said Mr Johnson had quit as he had led: “Boasting, blathering and blaming everyone but himself” Ben Wallace is the clear favourite among Tory party members to take over as party leader, according to polling. Other candidates are likely to include Nadhim Zahawi, Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid.
Derek Chauvin
personDerek Chauvin, 46, was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison. He violated black man George Floyd's civil rights by kneeling on his neck and back. Chauvin is already serving a 22-and-a-half year sentence on state charges of murder and manslaughter.
Westminster
organizationFormer journalist and mayor of London already had a reputation as a womanizer. Six Tory MPs have been accused of varying degrees of sexual misconduct. Critics have branded the idea 'deluded madness' which would spark a constitutional crisis.
the Conservative Party
organizationFinance minister Nadhim Zahawi told Boris Johnson to resign on Thursday. Johnson tendered his resignation as the head of the Conservative Party.
Boris Johnson
personBoris Johnson will go down in history as our worst ever Prime Minister. He did the most damage to our strength and standing in the world. Spare me any crocodile tears, Johnson did nothing but harm.
Elena Rybakina
personElena Rybakina reached her first grand slam final with a 6-3,6-3 victory over Simone Halep. The Kazakh will face Ons Jabeur in the Venus Rosewater Dish final on Saturday. Rafael Nadal has pulled out of Wimbledon with an abdominal injury.
Elon Musk
personThe 51-year-old SpaceX founder and tech entrepreneur fathered twins in November. Their sexes were not made public and their names were redacted. Musk fathered six children with his first wife, Justine Wilson, but the couple's first child died of sudden infant death syndrome in 2002.
Brittney Griner
personThe treatment of foreign and domestic athletes in Russia bodes ill for the country reestablishing its reputation in professional sports circle. Brittney Griner's treatment will likely discourage other foreign athletes from working again in Russia. Russian media had speculated that Griner could be a part of a prisoner swap.
Brandon Lewis
personBrandon Lewis becomes the 47th Tory MP to quit the government. Comes amid a flurry of resignations that has seen more than 40 MPs quit. Education Secretary Michelle Donelan and Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis are the latest ministers to quit.
Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani
personRamesh "Sunny" Balwani, a former high-ranking executive at the health care startup Theranos, has been convicted on 12 counts of fraud. Verdict follows the Jan. 3 conviction of Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos CEO and founder, on four accounts of investor fraud and conspiracy.
Conservative Party
organizationPiers Morgan, 57, clutched a piglet as he opened the show, stating Johnson was "a piglet running out of grease" Since the controversial show, more MPs resigned and on Thursday Boris Johnson agreed to resign as Conservative Party leader. Ten cabinet ministers told Johnson to resign, including Nadhim Zahawi, the chancellor.
Elizabeth Holmes
personThe verdict is the second conviction against Theranos leadership. It comes six months after a jury found Ms. Holmes guilty of fraud. The jury pored over testimony, emails, salacious texts, and other evidence submitted during a three-month trial.
James Caan
personJames Caan was best known for his role as Sonny Corleone in the 1972 classic "The Godfather" Caan took a five-year break from acting in the 1980s because of substance abuse issues. Adam Sandler admitted his idolization of Caan on Twitter shortly after the news broke.
Michael Gove
personPM rang Mr Gove on Wednesday evening to tell him he was sacked. He told MPs on the Commons Liaison Committee it would not be right for him to "walk away" amid economic pressures and the war in Ukraine. Another 18 junior bag carriers also quit the Government and the PM lost some of his most loyal MPs.
the Conservative Party
organization38 ministers resign over revelations that the prime minister hired an accused sex offender to a senior role in government. Just 18% of Brits overall believe Johnson should remain in charge. Nadhim Zahawi announced as Chancellor of the Exchequer with Michelle Donelan as Education Secretary.
Nadhim Zahawi
personRishi Sunak, Sajid Javid and Nadhim Zahawi quit last night. Comes after 17 ministers and a line of ministerial aides resigned. Just 18% of Brits overall believe Johnson should remain in charge.
Nadhim Zahawi
personNadhim Zahawi was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer late on Tuesday. Zahawi, 55, was born in Iraq and moved to Britain when his Kurdish family fled the rule of Saddam Hussein. He arrived in Britain as a nine-year-old boy unable to speak English.
Johnson
personSajid Javid, the health secretary, and Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, both quit. Treasury minister John Glen, Home Office minister Victoria Atkins and health minister Jo Churchill also quit. YouGov snap poll showed 54% of Conservative voters want to see the PM gone.
Government
organizationSeven in ten Britons - and 54% of Conservative voters - say Boris Johnson should resign. Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid quit their roles as health secretary and chancellor. Will Quince was the first to follow last night's resignations when he quit this morning.