UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigns amid Cabinet splits over Brexit

The British government says Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has resigned, amid a widening split in the Cabinet over Brexit.
Johnson resigned on Monday, following former-Brexit minister David Davis out of the cabinet just days after Prime Minister Theresa May secured a hard-won agreement from senior ministers on an EU exit strategy.

Prime Minister Theresa May's office said May accepted the resignation on Monday and will announce a replacement soon.
"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," an emailed statement from May's office said.

In private, Johnson had reportedly criticised May's plan for retaining strong economic ties to the EU even after Brexit, referring to the plan as "polishing a turd".

Since cabinet approval for the plan on Friday, however, he had refrained from public comment.

A leader of the campaign to take Britain out of the European Union, Johnson was under pressure to act after the resignation of David Davis as Brexit secretary.

Davis quit late Sunday saying he could not support May's plans for close trade and regulatory ties with the bloc after the U.K. leaves the European Union next year.