SOURCE: London World — 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.
His resignation follows the bombshell from former prime minister Boris Johnson, who stood down on Friday (June 9).
He claimed he was driven out of Parliament by a “witch hunt” mounted by the Privileges Committee, who were investigating if he had misled the House of Commons over Partygate.
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.
Below we list the reasons behind each of the latest resignations in the Conservative party.
Nigel Adams
Nigel Adams does not directly disclose why he has chosen to stand down with immediate effect. Instead he tweeted: “Yesterday, Selby Conservatives selected an excellent new parliamentary candidate.
“I’ve today informed the chief whip that I will be standing down as a Member of Parliament with immediate effect.
It has been an honour to represent the area where I was raised, educated & I want to thank my constituents for their wonderful support since 2010.”
Adams has been described as loyalist to Boris Johnson.
He has been an MMP since May 6, 2010. A by-election will now take place in the seat of Selby and Ainsty.
Boris Johnson
Quit the House of Commons as an MP on Friday evening (June 9), claiming in an explosive statement that he was forced out over Partygate.
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.
He said in reference to the Privileges Committee: “Their purpose from the beginning has been to find me guilty, regardless of the facts.
This is the very definition of a kangaroo court. Most members of the Committee – especially the chair – had already expressed deeply prejudicial remarks about my guilt before they had even seen the evidence.
They should have recused themselves.”
His resignation will trigger a by-election in the marginal seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip.
Nadine Dorries
The first in the latest series of resignations, Nadine Dorries said she was standing down after ‘something significant’ had happened to change her mind.
The MP for Mid Bedfordshire is a well-known backer of Boris Johnson.
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’s resignation honours list in which she had been widely expected to be nominated for an honour.
However, her name was not included when the list was published.
Ms Dorries said she now had “other priorities” including her granddaughter and media career.
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Boris Johnson’s lies catch up wid he … guess who next? 🥸
The evil TRIPARTITE of the ABLP 😈, the self-enriched cabal 😈 and the judiciary 😈 can only protect Gaston Browne for so long.
Tick tock, tick tock … NOT LONG NOW!
Hold my beer … 🍻
Dem London Members of Parliament lucky that Gerald Watt was not the Speaker of the House in London.
He (Gerald) would have told them some f*****y.
What an idiot Gerald is.
@Former..
“Members of Parliament (MPs) sitting in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom are not formally permitted to resign their seats. To circumvent this prohibition, MPs who wish to step down were instead appointed to an “office of profit under the Crown”, which disqualified them from sitting in Parliament.” see https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06395/
In 2022, under PM Johnson, 3 MPs also resigned. Resignation from the UK Parliament is a common thing. Would be good to get a copy of these three resignation letters to contradict Gerry Watt’s BS. Tired of the nonsense in this place. Too much time wasted on cat and mouse tactics, while the country is just stuck.
@Party.. “Members of Parliament (MPs) sitting in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom are not formally permitted to resign their seats. To circumvent this prohibition, MPs who wish to step down were instead appointed to an “office of profit under the Crown”, which disqualified them from sitting in Parliament.” see https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06395/
We need a Jack Smith ( indicted Trump) to investigate all those fat cats on the hill.
They all should be locked up for their crimes and abuse of the constitutional laws that govern Antigua and Barbuda.
Sadly for Antiguans @ Rosemary, Gaston Browne is just a deep deep COULOIR, in which integrity, truth and humanity goes to die.
AN INVESTIGATION (AS YOU PUT IT) IS THE LEAST WE DESERVE!
Now is the time – under Gaston Browne’s wayward and nefarious leadership – for the nation to call for some sort of vote/or voice of no confidence.
Antiguans of all political persuasions deserve better Rosemary.
Gerry Watt behaves as if we as a people of darker skinned are still on the PLANTATIONS IN ANTIGUA.He of a lighter pigment is always right,never wrong.I for one am not surprised by his behavior.He has been that way since he lived on Fort Road.Nothing but a CLASSIST PERSON.
@Blackman.. “Members of Parliament (MPs) sitting in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom are not formally permitted to resign their seats. To circumvent this prohibition, MPs who wish to step down were instead appointed to an “office of profit under the Crown”, which disqualified them from sitting in Parliament.” see https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06395/
Tenman, you are wasting your time and effort to educate them. They do not want to learn. They enjoy spreading falsehoods and misinformation. That is their modus of operandi.
This morning on Twin Island Media, Daren Matthew Ward and Kieron Murdoch, beat Ms. Samantha Marshall over and over with the question why Boris Johnson was allowed to resign. They just could not accept Samantha’s answer. Those two fellows show their allegiance in their line of questioning when they have Labour Party Cabinet members on their show. I glad Max doesn’t really make time for them anymore. They do not want to learn things; they want to have a gotcha moment. Thinking it will make them popular and create headlines.
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