Boris Johnson is standing down immediately as a Conservative MP after an investigation into the Partygate scandal found he misled parliament and recommended a lengthy suspension from the House of Commons.
The former prime minister angrily accused the investigation of trying to drive him out. He hinted that he may try to make a return to politics, saying he was “very sad to be leaving parliament – at least for now”. » | Rowena Mason | Friday, Jun 9, 2023
Boris Johnson Resigns From Parliament: The former prime minister quit after getting a confidential report about whether he had lied to lawmakers about lockdown-breaking parties. »
Ex-Premier Boris Johnson tritt als Abgeordneter zurück: Nach Ansicht des zuständigen Ausschusses hat Boris Johnson das Parlament im Skandal um illegale Lockdown-Partys belogen. Für das Mandat in seinem Londoner Wahlbezirk muss nun eine Neuwahl stattfinden. »
Boris Johnson’s disheartening, shoddy honours list is an apt political epitaph: The ex-PM leaves parliament with a list evoking all that was wrong with his chaotic and damaging years in office »
‘It is sad to be leaving … for now’: Boris Johnson’s resignation statement in full: Former PM says he is standing down as an MP and says he has been driven out of parliament »
EN FRANÇAIS :
Boris Johnson renonce à son mandat de député : L’ex-premier ministre britannique a annoncé sa démission, qui prend effet immédiatement, en invoquant l’enquête parlementaire sur le « partygate ». »
