Britain's Boris Johnson, pictured in 2021, resigned as prime minister last year, but his policies are still felt. He resigned his seat in the House of Commons last week after receiving a draft of a report excoriating his behavior as prime minister. Toby Melville/WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown leaving 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, in London, on May 25, 2022. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a tour after a meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Capitol on May 23, 2023 in Austin. Johnson announced Friday that he's stepping down from his seat in Parliament. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Boris Johnson resigns from Parliament, citing an upcoming report on his behavior as PM
Boris Johnson leaves his home in London on March 22. The former prime minister shocked Britain on Friday by quitting as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament. Alberto Pezzali/AP hide caption
The headquarters of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London on Apr 28, 2023, the day BBC chairperson Richard Sharp resigned. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson (shown here in May 2022) has said that President Vladimir Putin didn't seem serious about avoiding war in the days before Russia invaded Ukraine. In a new documentary released on Monday, he says that at one point Putin told the British leader it would be easy to kill him with a missile. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is among the contenders bidding to succeed Prime Minister Liz Truss. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers her resignation speech as her husband, Hugh O'Leary, stands nearby at Downing Street in London on Thursday. Truss has been prime minister for just 44 days. Rob Pinney/Getty Images hide caption
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walk in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, in April . Johnson may have been shown the door in Britain, but he remains a popular figure in Ukraine, where he is admired for his support for the country's effort to repel the Russian invasion. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/via AP hide caption
From left: Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss and Tom Tugendhat at Here East studios in Stratford, east London, before the live TV debate for the candidates for leadership of the Conservative Party, hosted by Channel 4, on Friday. Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption
Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing St. to face questions in the House of Commons in London on Wednesday. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption
Boris Johnson resigns not over policies but deep concerns about his character
Britain Conservative Party MP, Boris Johnson, left, speaks to the media to launch his campaign as a candidate to be the Mayor of London, outside City Hall in central London, Monday, July 16, 2007. Sang Tan/AP hide caption
People holds signs as they protest Wednesday outside the Houses of Parliament in London. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption
Labour candidate Simon Lightwood speaks to media, after winning the Wakefield by-election, following the by-election count at Thornes Park Stadium in Wakefield, West Yorkshire Friday, June 24, 2022. Danny Lawson/AP hide caption
Smoke rises from a burning house following shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on Friday. Alexei Alexandrov/AP hide caption
A flight scheduled to take asylum-seekers, regardless of their nationality, to Rwanda awaits its passengers Tuesday at Boscombe Down Air Base, 80 miles east of London. The flight was halted by a court injunction. Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images hide caption
Sending asylum-seekers from Britain to Rwanda is human trafficking, an advocate says
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, in London last month. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption
Ballot papers are counted at Peterborough Arena, for the local government elections, in Peterborough, England, Thursday, May 5, 2022. Paul Marriott/AP hide caption
Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, on March 30. Johnson's office says he will be issued a fine for breaching COVID-19 regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at government offices. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the Scottish Conservative Party conference on March 18 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Michal Wachucik/Getty Images hide caption
Supporters hold a photo of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe during a vigil in London in 2017. Iran released Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was imprisoned in 2016, and Anousheh Ashouri, a businessman, on Wednesday. Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images hide caption
In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, in London, Jan. 19, 2022. Jessica Taylor/AP File Photo hide caption
Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing St. in London on Wednesday. Speculation over a vote of no confidence in his leadership mounts. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption