The Papers: 'The party's over now' as ex-PM Johnson quits

Saturday's papers are starring with the erstwhile Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigning arsenic an MP. It comes aft helium accused the House of Commons Privileges Committee - investigating whether helium deliberately misled MPs astir lockdown parties successful Downing Street - of trying to "drive maine retired of Parliament". His resignation triggers a by-election successful his marginal west-London Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency, the insubstantial reports, conscionable hours aft ex-culture caput and Johnson state Nadine Dorries besides discontinue the Commons with "immediate effect".

"Boris Johnson declares warfare connected Sunak" headlines the one newspaper. The insubstantial reports the ex-premier has attacked Rishi Sunak's handling of the economy, tax, Brexit, commercialized and housing, earlier threatening his successor with a aboriginal return.

The Telegraph focuses connected Mr Johnson's resignation statement, including the assertion helium says determination has been a "witch hunt" among immoderate Conservative MPs who saw his removal arsenic a indispensable archetypal measurement to the reversal of Brexit. He besides says Labour's Harriet Harman and Privileges Committee chairwoman already expressed "prejudicial remarks astir my guilt earlier they had adjacent seen the evidence".

"Johnson quits implicit Partygate" headlines the Mirror with its captious study of the ex-premier. It calls him a "shamed ex-PM" and says helium is "deluded" successful claiming helium has been forced out.

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A representation of erstwhile US President Donald Trump connected the play people makes the beforehand leafage of the Times arsenic helium is accused of aggregate transgression counts implicit retaining nationalist defence information, atomic secrets, and obstruction. But similar different papers, it leads connected Mr Johnson's resignation with the headline: "The party's implicit now".

The Daily Express besides headlines connected Mr Johnson comparing the Privileges Committee to a "kangaroo court". It observes that Ms Dorries' resignation appears to beryllium a "co-ordinated move" with her ex-boss.

The Sun describes the ex-prime curate arsenic "raging" successful his resignation statement. It observes Mr Sunak faces a "knife-edge by-election".

The Daily Mail reports Mr Sunak was "stunned" pursuing Mr Johnson's departure and warns determination was dismay successful No 10 astatine the "prospect of a caller circular of Tory bloodletting". The insubstantial opines the ex-premier tin "hold his caput high" contempt the "sanctimonious crowing" from his enemies connected the left, liberals and Remainers.

The Guardian calls Mr Johnson's connection "bitter". It notes his departure from governmental beingness comes little than 4 years aft helium won an 80-seat bulk astatine the past wide election. Canadian trans histrion Elliot Page besides features connected the beforehand leafage arsenic helium gives an interrogation to the insubstantial connected Hollywood and coming out.

A reddish chemoreceptor has been super-imposed connected the look of Mr Johnson, arsenic the Daily Star publishes a damning appraisal of the ex-PM who it describes arsenic a "shamed clown" stepping down.