According to British media reports, UK PM Boris Johnson's top aide Dominic Cummings has resigned from his post with "immediate effect" after reports said he was due to step down later in the year.

UK PM Johnson's adviser Cummings quits with 'immediate effect': Report

A Scottish minister Douglas Ross has quit in protest on Tuesday over the controversy surrounding top aide Dominic Cummings' cross-country trip during the coronavirus lockdown.

Minister resigns in UK over Dominic Cummings' lockdown trip

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s closest adviser, Dominic Cummings, travelled more than 400 km from his London home after showing symptoms of coronavirus, breaking the government’s lockdown rules

Dominic Cummings broke lockdown rules; Defended by Boris Johnson