United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson accepted the timetable put forth by Conservative Party bosses, setting his official departure date as Sept. 6.
Graham Brady, leader of the Conservative committee tasked with deciding Johnson’s departure timetable, made the announcement on Monday night, according to Politico.
The contest to decide the U.K.’s next prime minister will be decided by Sept. 5, per the plan in place. Nominations will be held on Tuesday, when a nominee will have to secure the support of 20 fellow members of Parliament. Several rounds of voting will narrow the field down to two candidates, who will then be chosen by 200,000 grassroots Conservative party members.
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Johnson, who took power in 2019, resigned last week in lieu of several scandals that rocked his administration and the Conservative Party in general. These included his appointment of Chris Pincher as deputy chief whip, despite knowledge of sexual misconduct allegations against him, and “Partygate,” in which he was accused of hosting parties in violation of COVID-19 protocols. The scandals resulted in a mass exodus from Johnson’s Cabinet, including several high-ranking officials.
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Johnson will leave office with the lowest popularity rating of his career. Seventy-one percent of U.K. respondents reported that Johnson was doing “badly” as prime minister, while just 21% believe he was doing well, according to a recent YouGov poll. This is a far cry from his peak of popularity in April 2020, with a 66% approval rating.
