After initially planning to remain in office, Johnson has agreed to step down.
However, although the prime minister will resignHe will remain in office as interim prime minister until the autumn.
a new Tory The leader will be in place at the party conference in October, a source number 10 said.
On Wednesday, prior to Mr Johnson’s announcement, SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford called Johnson a “lame duck” during the Prime Minister’s questioning session.
He said: “Week after week I’ve been calling on this Prime Minister to resign. I’ve been met with a wall of noise from the Tory benches. I thought they were trying to shout me down…when it turns out all along that 41% of them encouraged me.
“Let’s be clear, the numbers don’t lie. 41% of his own MPs do not trust him. 66% of MPs across the House do not support him, and 97% of Scottish MPs want the union minister to shut the door.
“We now have a weak prime minister chairing a divided party in a divided kingdom. How does the prime minister intend to carry on if even union leaders in Scotland don’t support him?”
But what does a crippled duck mean, and what powers will the prime minister have during his remaining term in office?
What is a crippled duck?
A crippled duck is “an ineffective or unsuccessful person or thing.”
In politics, a crippled duck refers to an outgoing political leader, whose successor has already been elected or will soon be.
Due to their limited time in office, a lame duck leader is seen as less influential among the other politicians.
What powers will Boris Johnson have with his time remaining in office?
Since he will officially remain prime minister until the fall, Johnson will theoretically have the same powers as he has always had.
But in reality, as an outgoing leader, he will not have the same authority or influence.
He will continue to attend public appointments and represent the UK as Prime Minister until a new leader of the conservative party is elected†