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Charlotte Hawes

What will Boris Johnson do next after resigning as PM – and is he still an MP?

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has now been succeeded by Liz Truss following her victory in the Conservative leadership contest against former chancellor Rishi Sunak.

1922 Committee chairman Sir Graham Brady told attendees at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre that Ms Truss had won the race by 57% to 43%, after a ballot of 172,437 Conservative members.

Mr Johnson resigned as prime minister on July 7, 2022, following numerous scandals and after key cabinet members resigned from their posts as they lost faith in their leader.

The former prime minister remained at Downing Street in a caretaker role until his successor could be announced and Ms Truss will be officially appointed by the Queen at Balmoral on September 6.

But what will Boris Johnson do next and is he still a Tory MP? Here's everything you need to know.

What will Boris Johnson do next?

Before Boris Johnson ventured into the world of politics, he was the editor of The Spectator newspaper (REUTERS)

Before Mr Johnson became prime minister in 2019, he had a lengthy resume full of a variety of roles.

He was previously the editor of weekly politics magazine The Spectator and he also received £275,000 a year for his column in the Daily Telegraph.

Following his exit from Number 10, it is highly unlikely that the former Conservative leader will be offered a job in Ms Truss' new cabinet or be offered a ministerial role.

However, it is likely that the former prime minister will return to writing following his resignation while making a number of public appearances.

Is Boris Johnson still an MP?

Boris Johnson is the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (AFP via Getty Images)

Mr Johnson is currently an MP for the constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

The seat has been held by a Conservative MP ever since it was created back in 2010.

The former Conservative Party leader took over the role as MP from former property developer Michael Heseltine who had retired.

Some of Mr Johnson's constituents stated in a GB News interview earlier this year that they had been "let down" by their MP.

One constituent said: “I think it’s very doubtful that he can survive this. I really don’t. Because he – you know – there’s too many voting against him to be a credible leader anymore.

"The party is over. It is disunited at the moment.”

Another constituent reflected on the Partygate scandal in her interview with GB News.

She said: “I think he let the country down. And at the time that everyone who stayed at home, and they were trying to protect each other by isolating themselves, he was partying.”

For his role as Uxbridge and South Ruislip MP, which he has held since 2015, Mr Johnson earns £84,144 a year.

However, Uxbridge and South Ruislip was not Mr Johnson's first role as an MP as he was initially an MP for Henley back in 2001.

He continued to serve as the MP of Henley until 2008, when he stood down in order to launch his bid to become the Mayor of London.

After leaving the role, he successfully won two terms as the Mayor of London and during his role, he oversaw the London 2012 Olympics.

Mr Johnson continues to hold his seat as the Uxbridge and South Ruislip MP in the House of Commons.

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