Boris Johnson resigns from Parliament amid Partygate investigation.

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament over "partygate." Johnson had been awaiting the outcome of an investigation by a House of Commons standards committee over misleading statements he made to Parliament about a slew of gatherings in government buildings in 2020 and 2021 that breached pandemic lockdown rules. By quitting, he avoids a suspension that could have seen him ousted from his Commons seat by his constituents, leaving him free to run for Parliament again.