Boris Johnson is to stand down as Conservative leader, but intends to carry on as prime minister until the autumn.

1. stand down (from important positions) and step down (give up to others)
2. Tory British Conservative Party
3. resignation resignation

Boris Johnson is to stand down as Conservative leader, but intends to carry on as prime minister until the autumn.

1. be to do soon; plan; plan
2. conservative The Conservative Party's
3. intend to decide; intends
4. carry on

He is expected to make a resignation statement in Downing Street shortly.

1. be expected to...
2. make a statement
3. Downing Street Downing Street , British Prime Minister , British government (name from the street where the British Prime Minister's residence is located)

It follows a dramatic 48 hours which saw dozens of ministers - including chancellor Rishi Sunak - resigning in protest at his leadership.

1. dramatic Dramatic; striking
2. dozens of dozens of
3. chancellor;...Mr.
4. in protest at protest

Mr Sunak's replacement as chancellor Nahim Zahawi was among the ministers urging the PM to quit.

1. replacement Replacement
2. urge sb to do urge…

He resisted the calls until Thursday morning, when it became clear that he had lost the confidence of his MPs and that the government could no longer function.

1. resistant resist; block; resist
2. no longer can no longer...

Less than three years ago, Mr Johnson won an historic landslide victory in a general election - but he has been dogged by controversy in recent months, including a fine for breaking his own lockdown laws.

1. historic Historic
2. landslide victory
3. general election; general election
4. be dogged by being troubled; being entangled by...
5. controversy controversy
6. fine fine
7. lockdown blockade; activity restriction

The revolt this week was triggered by revelations about the prime minister's handling of sexual misconduct possessions against former Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher.

1. revolt [rɪˈvoʊlt] Resistance; rebellion; (especially against the government) defiance
2. trigger [ˈtrɪɡər] trigger
3. revelation [ˌrevəˈleɪʃn] The truth exposed; the secrets exposed; the secrets exposed; the disclosure of
4. handling processing, dealing with, treating
5. misconduct misconduct; misconduct
6. allegation [ˌæləˈɡeɪʃn] allegations; statements

BBC political editor Chris Mason said Graham Brady, the chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench Tory MPs, has met the prime minister to tell him he has lost the confidence of the party.

1. backbench ordinary MP seat; backbench MP

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the prime minister's resignation was "good news for the country" but "should have happened long ago".

1. Labour
2. should have happened...

Sir Keir accused the prime minister of "lies, scandal and fraud on an industrial scale" and said "those who have been complicit should be utterly ashamed".

1. accuse of accusation...
2. scandal [ˈskændl] ugly behavior; shocking scandal; scandal
3. fraud [frɔːd] fraud; fraud
4. complicit [kəmˈplɪsɪt] accomplicit, collusion
5. utterly [ˈʌtərli] completely; completely; thoroughly
6. be ashamed Feel ashamed