Calls are growing for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to leave Number 10 Downing Street sooner rather than later, after he announced on Thursday that he recognizes the governing Conservative Party no longer wants him as leader.
The Prime Minister never used the word "resign" in his statement outside Number 10, and insisted he plans to remain as a caretaker Prime Minister until the party has a chance to elect a new leader.
But several top Conservatives are rejecting that idea, calling it unsustainable.
And the leader of the opposition Sir Keir Starmer is threatening Parliamentary action to derail Mr. Johnson's plans.
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Sebastian Payne is chief political correspondent for the Financial Times.
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Meanwhile, it's reported that Boris Johnson is attempting to remain in office so that his wedding reception can be held at Chequers, the country estate that comes with the job of Prime Minister.
Reporter Kitty Donaldson, chief UK political reporter with Bloomberg, says the invitations have already been sent to guests, and the Prime Minister and his wife are resisting calls for them to find a new venue.
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