Newspaper headlines: Johnson resigns and country in ‘state of paralysis’

The prime minister’s resignation leads all the national papers. “Johnson throws in the towel” declares the Times, bringing his three-year stint as PM to an end. The prime minister bowed down to pressure to step down on Thursday, admitting “them’s the breaks” during his speech. Critics have urged him to leave the role now as a leadership contest has begun, the paper says.