Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, his Oval Office said on Thursday.  An official from Johnson's Downing Street office confirmed that the prime minister would announce his resignation at a later date. The official said on the premise of anonymity as no announcement has been made yet. Prime Minister Johnson has rejected a cabinet request to resign over the  ethics scandal. He surrendered after more than 40 ministers left the government and told him to leave.
 It was not immediately clear whether Johnson would stay in office while the Conservative Party chooses a new leader, who will replace him as prime minister. 
 Minutes before the news broke, Treasury chief Nadhim Zahawi called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign just 36 hours after Johnson put him in the job, while another newly appointed Cabinet minister quit her post. 
 Zahawi said Johnson knew "the right thing to do" was to "go now."
 
 Zahawi was appointed late Tuesday to replace Rishi Sunak, who resigned saying he could no longer support Johnson after a series of ethics scandals.
  Education Secretary Michelle Donelan, who was also appointed on Tuesday following the resignation of her predecessor, announced her resignation Thursday morning. 
 Johnson had rejected clamors for his resignation, digging in his heels even as dozens of officials quit and previously loyal allies urge him to go after yet another scandal engulfed his leadership. Prime Minister Johnson's most trusted group of ministers visited  his  Downing Street office on Wednesday, advising him to resign after losing trust in the  party. But instead, Johnson decided to fight for his political career and, according to British media, fired one of his cabinet officials, Michael Gove.
 The prime minister seldom clings to his position, despite strong pressure from his cabinet colleagues. The front page of The Guardian on Thursday called him "desperate and delusional."
 
 “He undermined trust  in himself. He must admit that he no longer has the moral right to lead. And it's done for him," Scottish National Party leader Ian Blackford told The Associated Press.