Why did Boris Johnson resign?

Boris Johnson is stepping down arsenic an MP. It's conscionable nether 4 years since the erstwhile PM led the Conservative enactment to an 80-seat bulk - their champion effect successful 30 years.

He near the occupation of premier curate successful 2022, pursuing a wide revolt by ministers implicit his leadership, sparked by scandals including Partygate.

So wherefore has helium decided to resign arsenic an MP?

Mr Johnson accused the committee of mounting a "witch hunt" against him, determined to "drive maine retired of Parliament".

So helium decided to leap earlier helium was pushed.

"It is successful nary one's interest, that the process the committee has launched should proceed for a azygous time further," Mr Johnson said.

And that is wherefore helium said helium was "stepping down forthwith", triggering an contiguous by-election successful his Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency.

The study from the Privileges Committee - written by a cross-party committee of elder MPs - had lone been handed to Mr Johnson 24 hours ago.

Under the process of the committee, Mr Johnson had 2 weeks to respond to what is known arsenic a "warning letter" - which sets retired criticisms it intends to marque of Mr Johnson, on with immoderate grounds which supports them.

The item of the study remains nether wraps but his assertion implies that the committee has told him it was apt to urge helium was suspended for 10 oregon much sitting days.

That would trigger a callback petition successful his seat, meaning a imaginable by-election.

It is important to enactment that this was a draught report, mounting retired a apt sanction.

The process of the Privileges Committee is acold from over. It was acceptable up by a ballot of the House of Commons, not the committee itself, truthful the study volition inactive beryllium published, arsenic aboriginal arsenic adjacent week.

The last proposal would besides person to walk a ballot of MPs earlier it was enacted.

Outside forces could person besides influenced Mr Johnson's decision.

As Mr Johnson points retired successful his letter, the Conservative enactment are trailing Labour successful the polls by an average of 16 points.

If helium had decided to enactment and fight, determination is nary warrant helium would person returned to Parliament.

Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats are targeting his erstwhile spot of Uxbridge - a marginal with a bulk of 7,200.

Mr Johnson was not rather retired of roadworthy - helium conscionable chose to chopped his losses and opted not to combat on.