By Sourit Sanyal On July 7, Boris Johnson announced his resignation as the leader of the Conservative Party, thus ending his three years tenure as the Prime Minister of the UK. This came after several senior Tory leaders resigned from his government due to Johnson’s overall performance as the British Prime Minister. With his resignation, there is a vacancy at 10 Downing Street, London. A leadership race now takes place within the Conservative Party as the top MPs aim for the Prime Minister’s chair. With Johnson stepping down as the Tory leader mid-way, the UK would not have a country-wide gene…