Boris stands down as MP with immediate effect

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Just breaking now on BBC.

Same day as Nadine.

Channelling more Trump:

Boris Johnson said the privileges committee finding against him set a “dangerous and unsettling precedent”.
“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.”
He said the Conservative Party had time to “recover its mojo and its ambition and to win the next election” and that he had been looking forward to providing “enthusiastic support” from the backbenches.
“Harriet Harman’s committee has set out to make that objective completely untenable”, he said.
“The Committee’s report is riddled with inaccuracies and reeks of prejudice but under their absurd and unjust process I have no formal ability to challenge anything they say.”

Newspaper journalist on BBC just speculated there could be more resignations this evening.

Is this the beginning of the end ?
.. let's hope so

Nads and Boris
Sitting in a tree
Definitely not at a COVID party...

Is he forgetting that there were other MPs on the Committee?

But he only had a few sandwiches with some essential work colleagues.
If that's what people call a party then I am Keir's beer.

I wouldn’t write him off - he’s a vicious, cruel Machiavellian back stabber. He’ll have a plan (like taking Dorres seat?).

Can they rescind his Honours List?

Absolute mystery to me why this lying, racist , bigoted, corrupt, law breaking moral vacumn was so popular with the British public.

Doesn't really say much for us a nation does it?

I'm sure he'll carry on his world wide grifting tour now.

Thing is, Boris Johnson give a shit about anything except Boris Johnson, he will quite happily take the entire Tory party down with him. I look forward to seeing his stone throwing.

He seems to be particularly furious that it was a committee chaired by a woman that has found against him. He just can't handle the concept of powerful women having any sort of authority over him.

I hope he brings it all crashing around Rishi's big old boots !

@Kendodd that would be utterly utterly wonderful - I would love to see the end of all of them.

He's playing chess. Resign now, Tories defeated next year by Labour who due to the upcoming recession won't be able to do much to improve people's lives. Boris chills for a couple of years away from the upcoming mess. Rakes in money from private events, then rides back in to rescue the Tories. Despite the buffoon reputation, he is extremely calculated and Machiavellian.

If he is not appealing the report, I wonder if it will be published soon with its findings?

Couldn't agree more. His character has been crystal clear for years.

The real reasons are probably a whole lot less interesting. He and Nadine are toast. Boris will earn squillions on the speaker circuits. The tories need some time in opposition, frankly, if only to consider their policies for 2030 and the world then.

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Would these be Boris supporters then? Can’t really understand why anyone else would resign.

Dramatic but, you know, it's all a bit squalid. We need a general election.

Oh, he is calculating for sure
But for now , I'd take a hit on the lot of them

I wonder who is advising him at the moment ?

Probably Michael Gove !

Don't think so. Until I read this thread I had been wondering whether his resignation was the price extracted for getting his honours list through, which could possibly be intended to facilitate his slide into lucrative post-MP deals

Now I understand better and am left wondering how MPs who were denied peerages in this list to avoid any by elections right now. And now two bye elections gone by at once.

will the investigation into partygate continue or will it just stop if he’s no longer an MP?