He deputy Briton Nigel Adams announced this Saturday his resignation from his bench, following in the footsteps of his friend and ally, the former prime minister of United Kingdom Boris Johnsonand the former Minister of Culture Nadine Dorries, in a shock that hits the interior of the Conservative Party and its leader, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Adams made the official announcement via Twitter: “I reported my withdrawal as deputy with immediate effect. It has been an honor to represent the area where I was raised and educated, and I want to thank my voters for the wonderful support they have given me since 2010.”
The decision follows that of Johnson, who announced the resignation of his position as deputy and blamed the parliamentary commission investigating “partygate” for itthe parties held at the official residence on Downing Street, in which the restrictions that existed due to the coronavirus pandemic were breached.
The former head of government is still the subject of an investigation one year after resigning from his position as prime ministerafter losing the support of his own Conservative Party as a result of incessant scandals, the AFP news agency reported.
Johnson, 58, announced that he was resigning with immediate effect, The same decision that another of her allies, her former Minister of Culture Nadine Dorries, announced hours before.
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Given this, Sunak, in power since October, will have to face electoral tests to replace the deputies, since in British politics, a substitute is not assumed, but elections are called to elect new representatives from seats that remain vacant.
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These elections are going to be difficult for the Conservatives, who are at their lowest point in the polls after 13 years in power and they registered significant setbacks in May, during the local elections held in England.
The “number two” of the main opposition party, Labor Angela Rayner, accused Johnson this Saturday of “cowardly” for leaving his place in the House of Commons before the conclusions of the committee investigating whether he lied about the parties during the pandemic are published.
“You could have defended yourself, could have appealed to his constituents and fought the suspensionand decided that he is not going to do it because he knows what he did wrong,” he said in statements to the BBC.
“This is just another case of Boris Johnson not accepting responsibility for his actions,” the leader lashed out.
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