UK foreign minister Boris Johnson resigns: UK PM May's office

Reuters

Published Jul 09, 2018 10:10AM ET

Updated Jul 09, 2018 10:20AM ET

UK foreign minister Boris Johnson resigns: UK PM May's office

LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Boris Johnson resigned on Monday, following former-Brexit minister David Davis out of the cabinet just days after Prime Minister Theresa May secured a hard-won agreement from senior ministers on an EU exit strategy.

"This afternoon, the Prime Minister accepted the resignation of Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary. His replacement will be announced shortly. The Prime Minister thanks Boris for his work,” an emailed statement from May's office said.