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The government has announced today's schedule, according to which outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss will make a final appearance with her cabinet at 09:00 local time, after which she is scheduled to give a speech outside 10 Downing Street, the BBC reported.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he paid a fine from police for attending a lockdown-breaching birthday party in his official residence, making him the first British leader to be sanctioned for breaking the law while in office.

Sir Charles Walker, one of the Prime Minister's most loyal MPs from the ruling Conservative Party, told the Observer that the removal of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson by MPs was inevitable due to the Downing Street scandal during the lockdown.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized Monday after an inquiry found that Downing Street parties while Britain was in lockdown represented a "serious failure" to observe the standards expected of government or to heed the sacrifices made by millions of people during the pandemic.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have set a wedding date for next year after delaying plans due to the pandemic, The Sun tabloid reported Monday, cited by AFP.

Known for his colourful love life, Johnson will be only the second prime minister ever to marry while in office, following Robert Jenkinson in 1822.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still in hospital on April 6 suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus, although Downing Street said he remained in charge of the government.

"The PM is still at hospital," a British government source said. "He spent the night in hospital."

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested positive for COVID-19, Downing Street has reported.

He has mild symptoms and will isolate himself at his official 10 Downing Street residence.

Expect details!

Boris Johnson will officially become the UK Prime Minister today. He won the race for the leader of the Conservative Party with a large majority and defeated his rival - Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt.

Prime Minister Theresa May said Friday she would form a new British government with backing from Northern Irish unionists after losing her Conservative majority in a snap general election, AFP reported.

UPD: British PM Theresa May announced there would be snap general elections in Britain on May 8.

In a surprise statement outside Downing street, the prime minister said: “After the country voted to leave the EU, Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership. Since I became prime minister the government has delivered precisely that.”