WATCH | View outside Downing Street 10 as BoJo expected to announce resignation

Earlier, sources reported that Johnson had agreed to resign. A statement from Downing Street on the PM's resignation is expected soon

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Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland, is not sure it is a good idea to give BoJo the opportunity to serve as caretaker PM while his successor as Tory leader is chosen. She also believes Johnson was never suitable for the post of PM and that the Tories should not have elected him as leader or supported him in office for so long

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❗️Environment minister Rebecca Pow has resigned

⚡Liz Truss reportedly cuts Indonesia trip short, preparing statement

⚡️ Boris Johnson's statement expected at around 11 a.m. GMT

⚡️Johnson reportedly begins appointing acting government members and they are agreeing to take office

New ministerial appointments to be announced shortly, Sky News reported, citing a Downing Street official

Sergey Lavrov has also met with Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu - FM of Republic of Türkiye. Neither Russian foreign ministry nor Turkish officials have specified which topics the two diplomats are discussing, but a brief exchange can be heard in the beginning with Çavuşoğlu asking his Russian colleague whether he visited many countries before Indonesia, and Lavrov replying "Two", since he was in Mongolia and Vietnam earlier this week . While many bilateral talks were being held on 7 July, the organizers have scheduled the two main sessions of the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting for Friday.

💭Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said of Boris Johnson’s resignation: "The true friends of Ukraine are leaving whish is the logical consequence of British arrogance and mediocre policy. Especially on the international track”.

💬Valentina Matvienko, chairwoman of the Russian Upper House (Federation Council), said of Boris Johnson's looming resignation: "He discredited himself in the eyes of his own citizens as a prime minister, and as a politician." Matvienko is sure that Johnson has "no choice but to resign".

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⚡️ 'He needs to go completely': Leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer vows to table no-confidence vote if BoJo doesn't resign soon

⚡️ Boris Johnson has appointed Greg Clark as new Levelling Up Secretary and Kit Malthouse as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

⚡️Johnson called the Queen on Thursday to announce his intention to step down as prime minister - reports

⚡️ Boris Johnson's statement expected in about 30 min, Sky News says

Andrew Stephenson appointed minister without portfolio

⚡️ Lib Dems leader Davey says his party will support no-confidence vote against Johnson if he refuses to step down - reports