Boris Johnson resigns as an MP - the bombastic political career that came to a bitter end
His time in Number 10 was one of the most tumultuous of any prime minister. His rise to power demonstrated his mastery of the art of winning and surviving scandals against the odds. But as the crises grew, his luck finally ran out
After his landslide general election victory in 2019, Boris Johnson looked unassailable as prime minister.
His majority of 80 marked the end of the parliamentary logjam over Brexit, the Labour Party had collapsed into bouts of infighting and critics within his own party were silenced.
The Conservatives had elected him leader months earlier, not because he had demonstrated a particular aptitude for government in his previous roles, but because they thought he could win where others could not - and he delivered in emphatic style.