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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

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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

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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

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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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The U.K. will have 5 prime ministers in just 6 years. What's gone wrong?

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What broke Britain's economy?

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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

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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

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Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing St. to face questions in the House of Commons in London on Wednesday. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption

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Boris Johnson resigns not over policies but deep concerns about his character

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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

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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

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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

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Sending asylum-seekers from Britain to Rwanda is human trafficking, an advocate says

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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

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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

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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

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