Boris Johnson’s resignation speech on July 7, 2022, came after a wave of resignations from government ministers and growing pressure from within his own Conservative Party. The speech marked the end of his tumultuous tenure as Prime Minister, which was marred by multiple scandals, including the "Partygate" scandal, which involved gatherings at Downing Street during COVID-19 lockdowns, and his handling of the national response to the pandemic and other crises. His leadership faced increasing criticism over a series of missteps, and many members of his party felt that his position had become untenable.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been fined by the police for attending a birthday party thrown for him during a Covid lockdown.

Boris Johnson insisted that people should still follow the rules despite the emergence of a video pointing to a Downing Street staff party last December that would have contravened restrictions at the time.

Allegra Stratton has stepped down as the government’s spokesperson for the Cop26 climate summit after footage of her emerged joking about a party at Downing Street during the peak of lockdown rules in December last year. At the time the video was shot, Stratton was Boris Johnson’s press secretary. Her exchanges about the party with other No 10 officials were filmed as part of rehearsals for a proposed daily televised Downing Street press briefing, which she was going to host