Boris Johnson stepping down as MP with immediate effect and says he is 'bewildered and appalled' [View all]
Source: The Guardian
... at being 'forced out'
Boris Johnson is standing down as the Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, it has been reported.
The move by the former prime minister will trigger an immediate by-election.
He took the move after the Privileges Committee of the House of Commons reportedly found he misled Parliament & recommended sanction of more than 10 days.
Johnson told the Times: “It is very sad to be leaving parliament - at least for now - but above all I am bewildered and appalled that I can be forced out, anti-democratically, by a committee chaired and managed, by Harriet Harman, with such egregious bias”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2023/jun/09/conservatives-labour-rishi-sunak-keir-starmer-boris-johnson-honours-uk-politics-news
Reacting to the news of Boris Johnson's resignation, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper says simply: "Good riddance."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-65860705?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=64837e8037572a107394d719%26Lib%20Dems%20react%20with%20just%20two%20words%3A%20Good%20riddance%262023-06-09T19%3A34%3A25.453Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:b7eabda8-6a97-4a5d-9eda-0865c67ac2a3&pinned_post_asset_id=64837e8037572a107394d719&pinned_post_type=share
He jumped before he was pushed:
That would automatically trigger a recall petition, allowing voters in Johnson’s Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency to trigger a byelection if 10% of them call for one.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/mar/20/sanctions-boris-johnson-partygate-inquiry-suspension-recall-election
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