Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced that he will be resigning from the role due to ongoing ill health. Mr Abe has had ulcerative colitis for years – a long-term condition where the bowel becomes inflamed – and said his health had declined around the middle of last month. In a news conference the 65-year-old PM said: “I cannot be Prime Minister if I cannot make the best decisions for the people. I have decided to step down from my post.”
Shinzo Abe makes ‘gut-wrenching’ decision to resign as Japan’s PM
