Piers Morgan slams ‘boasting and blathering’ Boris Johnson and calls him ‘truly terrible Prime Minister’

Piers Morgan slammed “boasting and blathering” Boris Johnson as a “truly terrible Prime Minister” just moments after he resigned.

Piers Morgan slammed Boris Johnson as a “truly terrible Prime Minister” just moments after he resigned.

The under-fire Tory leader quit today after a devastating revolt by his MPs led to mass resignations and increasing pressure on his job.

On Wednesday night the PM ignored calls for him to go, warning Tory rebels they will have to “dip their hands in blood” if they want to force him out, The Sun reported.

But Mr Johnson has now stepped down due to growing pressure over his handling of a number of scandals, with the most recent being the Chris Pincher groping storm.

The PM suffered more than three dozen front bench resignations in 24 hours, including the departure of his Chancellor and Health Secretary.

And Morgan did not hold back with his opinion, tweeting, “Boris Johnson quits as he led — boasting, blathering and blaming everyone but himself. What a terrible final speech by a man who turned out to be a truly terrible Prime Minister.”

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces his resignation. Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP

The departing PM addressed the nation from Downing Street on Thursday, where he announced his “painful” decision to quit and simply conceded, “Them’s the breaks.”

He added, “In Westminster the herd instinct is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves. And my friends in politics, no one is remotely indispensable.”

During his resignation speech, Mr Johnson said he will remain as Prime Minister until a successor is in place, expected to be by the time of the Conservative Party conference in October.

The embattled leader said he sought to stay Prime Minister because he felt it was his “obligation” to continue to do what the Tories promised in 2019.

Talk TV host Morgan had earlier tweeted on Thursday, “For the love of God, Boris Johnson — resign!”

He branded Johnson’s decision not to leave “humiliating” and called for him to “pack his bags and get out of Downing Street”.

It comes after the Morgan had rubbed salt into Johnson’s wounds on Wednesday with a giant advert at Parliament.

TV personality Piers Morgan. Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images

A truck cruised through the streets of Westminster advertising Piers Morgan Uncensored and blared the words, “Is the party over for party boy Boris?”

And last night Morgan sensationally appeared holding a live piglet on his show as he blasted the now departing PM on his Uncensored show.

It’s not the first time Morgan has been highly critical of Mr Johnson, previously branding the Partygate scandal “corrupt”.

Back in May, Morgan had already been urging Johnson to resign after a photo was released of the PM raising a glass at No 10 during lockdown.

Johnson also sacked Michael Gove late on Wednesday night in a move which was seemingly intended to show strength.

But after mishandling a string of Westminster scandals, Mr Johnson lost the trust of a sizeable chunk of his party, which ultimately cost him his job.

And without being able to operate a functioning government, it meant it was near impossible for him to deliver on reviving the economy.

He was expected to carry out a reshuffle before taking the stand at Downing Street to resign.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission