{"id":176226,"date":"2023-06-13T06:50:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T10:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=176226"},"modified":"2023-06-13T06:50:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T10:50:07","slug":"growing-resignation-trend-among-tory-mps-triggers-by-elections-boris-johnsons-departure-sends-shockwaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/growing-resignation-trend-among-tory-mps-triggers-by-elections-boris-johnsons-departure-sends-shockwaves\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Resignation Trend among Tory MPs Triggers By-Elections, Boris Johnson&#8217;s Departure Sends Shockwaves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-604462083\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2173885902\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 hqSJcf gqFwNZ markup \">\n<p><strong>SOURCE: London World<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Three Tory MPs have now resigned as MPs with immediate effect, triggering by-elections in all seats.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3667165578\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty, completed the hattrick on Saturday (June 10), announcing he would be standing down, the third MP in the past 24 hours to resign.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1715528920\" class=\"antig-inside-article-content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 hqSJcf gqFwNZ markup \">\n<p>His resignation follows the bombshell from former prime minister Boris Johnson, who stood down on Friday (June 9).<\/p><div id=\"antig-4131508470\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1906550738\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>He claimed he was driven out of Parliament by a \u201cwitch hunt\u201d mounted by the Privileges Committee, who were investigating if he had misled the House of Commons over Partygate.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2695438233\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-517811425\" class=\"antig-content_5\"><\/div>\n<p>The shock announcement from the former prime minister and MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, came just hours after his close ally, Nadine Dorries also said she would be standing down.<\/p>\n<p>Below we list the reasons behind each of the latest resignations in the Conservative party.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3234454978\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 hqSJcf gqFwNZ markup \">\n<h2>Nigel Adams<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 hqSJcf gqFwNZ markup \">\n<p>Nigel Adams\u00a0does not directly disclose why he has chosen to stand down with immediate effect. Instead\u00a0he tweeted: \u201cYesterday, Selby Conservatives selected an excellent new parliamentary candidate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 hqSJcf gqFwNZ markup \">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve today informed the chief whip that I will be standing down as a Member of Parliament with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>It has been an honour to represent the area where I was raised, educated &amp; I want to thank my constituents for their wonderful support since 2010.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 hqSJcf gqFwNZ markup \">\n<p>Adams has been described as loyalist to Boris Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>He has been an MMP since May 6, 2010. A by-election will now take place in the seat of Selby and Ainsty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 hqSJcf gqFwNZ markup \">\n<h2>Boris Johnson<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 hqSJcf gqFwNZ markup \">\n<p>Quit the House of Commons as an MP on Friday evening (June 9), claiming\u00a0in an explosive statement\u00a0that he was forced out over Partygate.<\/p>\n<p>The former prime minster saw in advance a report from the Privileges Committee investigating if he had misled the House of Commons over Downing Street lockdown parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"teads_adslot2\" class=\"Teadsib__Wrapper-sc-18o3d5a-0 dXBytq\" data-google-query-id=\"CMHw9KWVv_8CFfcWiAkdM98Pmw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/154725070,8057\/london_world\/read-this_4__container__\">His lengthy statement hit out at a range of people and issues, including the Privileges Committee, its chairman Harriet Harman, the direction of the government, Rishi Sunak and civil servant Sue Gray.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 hqSJcf gqFwNZ markup \">\n<p>He said in reference to the Privileges Committee: \u201cTheir purpose from the beginning has been to find me guilty, regardless of the facts.<\/p>\n<p>This is the very definition of a kangaroo court. Most members of the Committee \u2013 especially the chair \u2013 had already expressed deeply prejudicial remarks about my guilt before they had even seen the evidence.<\/p>\n<p>They should have recused themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 hqSJcf gqFwNZ markup \">\n<p>His resignation will trigger a by-election in the marginal seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 hqSJcf gqFwNZ markup \">\n<h2>Nadine Dorries<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 hqSJcf gqFwNZ markup \">\n<p>The first in the latest series of resignations,\u00a0Nadine Dorries\u00a0said she was standing down after \u2018something significant\u2019 had happened to change her mind.<\/p>\n<p>The MP for Mid Bedfordshire is a well-known backer of Boris Johnson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 hqSJcf gqFwNZ markup \">\n<p>Ms Dorries had already said she would not be returning to fight her seat in the next General Election, but her immediate resignation yesterday came ahead of the publication of Boris Johnson\u2019s resignation honours list in which she had been widely expected to be nominated for an honour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 hqSJcf gqFwNZ markup \">\n<p>However, her name was not included when the list was published.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Dorries said she now had \u201cother priorities\u201d including her granddaughter and media career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 hqSJcf gqFwNZ markup \">\n<p>She has a majority of 24,664 in her constituency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/LgZXQuHl9MhCtCAAZEbcrd\">CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-990684684\" class=\"antig-paragraph-12\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/LgZXQuHl9MhCtCAAZEbcrd\">CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/LgZXQuHl9MhCtCAAZEbcrd\">CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_inline tdi_2 td_block_template_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-990684684\" class=\"antig-paragraph-12\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/LgZXQuHl9MhCtCAAZEbcrd\">CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/LgZXQuHl9MhCtCAAZEbcrd\">CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_inline tdi_2 td_block_template_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-990684684\" class=\"antig-paragraph-12\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/LgZXQuHl9MhCtCAAZEbcrd\">CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-4248271742\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOURCE: London World\u00a0\u2014 Three Tory MPs have now resigned as MPs with immediate effect, triggering by-elections in all seats. Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty, completed the hattrick on Saturday (June 10), announcing he would be standing down, the third MP in the past 24 hours to resign. 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