LONDON – The British government says Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson hasresigned, amid a widening split in the Cabinet over Brexit.
Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said May accepted the resignation onMonday and will announce a replacement soon.
A leader of the campaign to take Britain out of the European Union, Johnsonwas under pressure to act after the resignation of David Davis as Brexitsecretary.
Davis quit late Sunday saying he could not support May’s plans for closetrade and regulatory ties with the bloc after the U.K. leaves the EuropeanUnion next year.
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has not arrived at an internationalmeeting in London, fueling speculation that he plans to resign overdifferences with Prime Minister Theresa May on Brexit.
Johnson was due to host the Western Balkans Summit on Monday. But GermanMinister of State for Europe Michael Roth tweeted that by early afternoon”We’re still waiting for our host…”
Johnson is scheduled to hold a news conference at the summit later.
A leader of the campaign to take Britain out of the European Union, Johnsonis under pressure to act after the resignation of David Davis as Brexitsecretary.
Davis quit late Sunday saying he could not support May’s plans for closetrade and regulatory ties with the bloc after the U.K. leaves the EuropeanUnion next year.