Gone but not gone: Boris Johnson quits but clings on to power

Prime minister dramatically announces his intention to step down, but signals he hopes to stay in post for months to come

• Boris Johnson resigns and says no new policies until next prime minister announced

Boris Johnson dramatically quit as prime minister after a mass walkout of MPs finally sealed his fate, signalling an end to one of the most divisive and turbulent periods in British politics.

In a speech outside Downing Street on Thursday that was tinged with bitterness, he blamed ministers for turning on him but expressed neither regret nor contrition for his mistakes.