Boris Johnson has given his final address as prime minister in front of 10 Downing Street.
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The 'baton will be handed over', said Johnson, adding that his tenure in office had 'unexpectedly turned out to be a relay race – they changed the rules halfway through'. Johnson likened himself to Cincinnatus, a figure who 'returned to his plough', apparently suggesting he would return quietly to the backbenches.

Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus is said to have left Rome for a bucolic existence on his farm, but was later recalled to Rome and became a dictator. Johnson is due to meet the Queen at Balmoral in Scotland before he is succeeded as prime minister by Liz Truss.

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