Boris resigns: why did he quit and who will replace him?

THERESA May's grip on power is hanging in the balance this afternoon after Boris Johnson resigned as Foreign Secretary just hours after she lost Brexit Secretary David Davis. The two big beasts both walked out of the Cabinet in protest at the PM's plans for Brexit, claiming it's too weak to deliver the referendum result. The resignation of Mr Johnson as Foreign Secretary could deliver a death blow to Mrs May's struggling Government, with MPs lining up to launch an official leadership challenge to the Prime Minister. The double blow - coming after Mrs May thought she'd managed to unite the Cabinet around her Brexit strategy - is the biggest threat to the PM since she took power. A spokesman for the PM said: "This afternoon, the Prime Minister accepted the resignation of Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary. His replacement will be announced shortly. The Prime Minister thanks Boris for his work." Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6728248/boris-johnson-resigns-foreign-secretary-brexit/ For more great videos, pictures and stories please subscribe to the channel and go to thesun.co.uk