Britain’s former prime minister Boris Johnson on Friday said he was quitting as a member of parliament, claiming he had been forced out in a stitch-up by his political opponents. | AFP
The Privileges Committee, which has a majority of MPs from his own Conservative party, has powers to impose sanctions for misleading parliament, including suspension.Johnson, though, pre-empted any finding — or the consequences of a humiliating fight to remain an MP in his Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency in northwest London where he holds a slim majority of just over 7,000 — by quitting.
The committee’s report, which has not been published, was “riddled with inaccuracies and reeks of prejudice”, he said, complaining he had “no formal ability to challenge anything they say”.ADVERTISEMENTThe announcement came just hours after Johnson controversially rewarded his closest Brexit allies — and officials implicated in the “Partygate” saga — in his prime ministerial resignation honours list.
That allowed him to railroad through parliament his divorce deal with the European Union, unblocking years of political paralysis. Rishi Sunak, who was one of Johnson’s top team who quit, has been trying to steady the ship since becoming prime minister in October last year, after the turbulent tenure of his former boss and the short-lived Liz Truss.
“Just a few years after winning the biggest majority in almost half a century, that majority is now clearly at risk.
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