BORIS Johnson is set to head to Scotland next week as Buckingham Palace announced the Queen would appoint the new prime minister at Balmoral in a break from tradition.
For all the previous prime ministers appointed during her 70-year reign, the Queen has appointed the leader of the country at Buckingham Palace.
However, the change means that Johnson and his successor will need to head to Scotland.
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Below is everything you need to know about the outgoing Prime Minister’s plans.
Where is Boris Johnson going?
Following Buckingham Palace’s announcement, the BBC has reported that Boris Johnson will need to come to Aberdeenshire.
Either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will be announced as the new prime minister on Monday with their official appointment set to take place at Balmoral on September 6.
Johnson is expected to resign to the Queen first, with his successor being appointed shortly after.
It remains to be seen if Johnson will visit anywhere else in Scotland.
What is he doing?
Johnson already kicked off his valedictory tour of the UK in Dorset earlier this week as part of a farewell tour.
He is expected to make more trips in an attempt to restore his reputation by rattling off some of his achievements as he did outside a police station in Lewisham today.
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It is understood the decision to appoint the new prime minister at Balmoral has allowed Johnson to finalise plans for his last few days in office.
When did Johnson last visit Scotland?
The Prime Minister’s last trip to Scotland came in February in the wake of the damning Sue Gray report which found “serious failure” by Johnson’s inner circle to meet the “high standards” expected of officials during the Covid crisis.
At the time, he was promoting his government’s “levelling up agenda” and was described by the SNP’s Westminster leader as a “walking advert for independence.”
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