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UK's Boris Johnson Steps Down as MP Over Partygate Scandal
UK's Boris Johnson Steps Down as MP Over Partygate Scandal
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Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday he was stepping down from his position as the representative of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the British House of Commons.
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Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday he was stepping down from his position as the representative of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the British House of Commons with immediate effect."I am now being forced out of Parliament by a tiny handful of people, with no evidence to back up their assertions, and without the approval even of Conservative party members let alone the wider electorate," Johnson said in his statement. "I believe that a dangerous and unsettling precedent is being set."The probe, opened by Parliament's Privileges Committee, is focused on whether Johnson purposefully misled the legislature over a series of parties thrown in 2020 and 2021 that the then-prime minster attended, in defiance of COVID-19 lockdown laws implemented by his government. Johnson admitted in March to having misled Parliament, but said he did so "in good faith."On Thursday, the committee sent Johnson a "warning letter" that includes its findings in the matter, giving him two weeks to respond. Among the penalties he could suffer would be a 10-day suspension from the Commons, triggering a special election in Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency.Johnson has represented the western London constituency since 2015, winning the election while he was still Mayor of London. He served as the capital's mayor from 2008 until 2016, and before that represented Henley in Oxfordshire in the House of Commons from 2001 until 2008.In July 2019, he secured his position as leader of the Conservative Party and as prime minister, which he held until September 2022, when his government collapsed under the weight of a scandal over his appointment of Chris Pincher as deputy chief whip.
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UK's Boris Johnson Steps Down as MP Over Partygate Scandal
19:22 GMT 09.06.2023 (Updated: 20:20 GMT 09.06.2023) Johnson's resignation came after he received a copy of a report detailing whether he misled Parliament about a series of social events attended by high-ranking UK government officials, including himself, during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday he was stepping down from his position as the representative of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the British House of Commons with immediate effect.
"I am now being forced out of Parliament by a tiny handful of people, with no evidence to back up their assertions, and without the approval even of Conservative party members let alone the wider electorate," Johnson said in his statement. "I believe that a dangerous and unsettling precedent is being set."
"I am very sorry to leave my wonderful constituency. It has been a huge honour to serve them, both as Mayor and MP," he added. "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."
The probe, opened by Parliament's Privileges Committee, is
focused on whether Johnson purposefully misled the legislature over a series of parties thrown in 2020 and 2021 that the then-prime minster attended, in defiance of COVID-19 lockdown laws implemented by his government.
Johnson admitted in March to having misled Parliament, but said he did so "in good faith."
On Thursday, the committee sent Johnson a "warning letter" that includes its findings in the matter, giving him two weeks to respond. Among the penalties he could suffer would be a 10-day suspension from the Commons, triggering a special election in Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency.
"Their purpose from the beginning has been to find me guilty, regardless of the facts. This is the very definition of a kangaroo court," Johnson said on Friday.
Johnson has represented the western London constituency since 2015, winning the election while he was still Mayor of London. He served as the capital's mayor from 2008 until 2016, and before that represented Henley in Oxfordshire in the House of Commons from 2001 until 2008.
In July 2019, he secured his position as leader of the Conservative Party and as prime minister, which he held until September 2022, when his government collapsed under the weight of a scandal over his appointment of Chris Pincher as deputy chief whip.
