British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign

Photo by: Boris Johnson - Facebook
Photo by: Boris Johnson - Facebook

(London) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce his resignation Thursday.

Johnson will reportedly stay on as prime minister until the transfer process is completed in the fall. He'd been facing mounting pressure to step down since he admitted to knowing about sexual misconduct allegations against  a Conservative member of parliament after first saying he was "not aware" of them.

The embattled leader had spoke in front of Parliament as late as Wednesday afternoon, saying he intended to 'stick it out'.