<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Boris Johnson will resign as Conservative party leader on Thursday, the BBC reported, paving the way for a successor to replace him as British prime minister, after dozens of his ministers quit the government.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Boris Johnson will resign as Conservative leader today -- he will continue as prime minister until the autumn," BBC political editor Chris Mason reported, adding a Tory leadership race will take place this summer and the victor replace Johnson by October. Source: AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>