Resolves as the number of months after July 1 he remains UK PM. For example, if he were to leave office on 8/15, would resolve as 1.5 months. He announced his resignation on 7/7 but intends to remain PM until a new leader is elected.
Close date updated to 2022-09-30 2:59 am
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Resolves 2.2 months
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-62802807
Liz Truss becomes prime minister in meeting with Queen
Looks like the winner of the race to succeed him will be announced on 9/5 and the official resignation will occur on next Tue, 9/6.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/queen-scotland-no-travel-johnson-successor-1.6568309
Officials said Johnson will travel to Balmoral Castle, the Queen's summer holiday home in the Scottish Highlands, to formally tender his resignation on Tuesday. His replacement — either British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss or former treasury chief Rishi Sunak, the two finalists in the Conservative Party leadership race — will also make the trip on the same day and be asked by Queen Elizabeth to form a new government.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-60037657
The ballot closes at 17:00 BST on 2 September with the winner due to be announced on 5 September.