‘Bye Bye Boris’ – crowds boo PM Johnson as he resigns
By Reuters
08 July 2022 |
1:28 pm
A crowd playing music and singing "Bye Bye Boris" gathered outside Downing Street on Thursday (July 7) to boo British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he announced he would step down.
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