'A sulky teenager': Boris Johnson takes back seat as Conservatives feud
The departing UK prime minister has largely disappeared from the scene.
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Bye bye Boris: Johnson resigns as British PM
British PM Boris Johnson resigns outside No 10 Downing St following a wave of Cabinet resignations and loss of trust from his party. Video / AP
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