Boris Johnson Quits Politics Amid Inquiry into Pandemic Conduct

Boris Johnson, the former British Prime Minister, has resigned from parliament and quit politics after a inquiry was launched by the parliament's privileges committee into his conduct during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The committee had the power to recommend his suspension from parliament.

Grant Shapps, the energy minister, stated that the world has moved on from Johnson and that the country does not miss the drama of his period in office.

Johnson's former director of communications, Guto Harri, stated that Johnson had been "hounded" out of politics.

Johnson's resignation statement criticized the inquiry that examined whether he misled parliament about gatherings, and he also took aim at the current Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak.