On Thursday, the Prime Minister confirmed that he would resign as Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister following a significant number of colleagues resigning from Government and/or declaring that he no longer held their confidence.
I am pleased that the Prime Minister took the decision to resign. It is sad that it had to come to this, because his Government has done a lot that he can be proud of, but the events of recent weeks had made clear that it was impossible for the Prime Minister to regain the trust of the British people and the support of the Conservative Party. It is time for a fresh start.
On Thursday evening I appeared on the BBC's Newscast to discuss the events of the week and where we go from here. You can listen to my appearance here.
