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06
Jul 2022
Andrew Jones MP calls on Boris Johnson to resign
Harrogate and Knaresborough Conservative MP, Andrew Jones, has called on Boris Johnson to resign as Prime Minister.
It's been a day of mass resignations at Westminster with Boris Johnson's position becoming more precarious by the minute.
This afternoon Andrew Jones MP published a statement on his party's Community News website calling for Mr Johnson to step down.
Mr Jones has already made his unhappiness with Mr Johnson clear when he voted against him in a confidence vote.
This was before the furore over the former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher.
In his statement Mr Jones said:
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In an update this evening, Conservative MP for Ripon & Skipton Julian Smith has also suggested that the PM should resign.
https://twitter.com/JulianSmithUK/status/1544713188486389763
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