Harborough’s MP Says Boris Should Leave Office

Harborough’s MP is urging Boris Johnson to leave office immediately.

Despite resigning as Prime Minister, he could stay in post for several more weeks until a successor is announced.

Neil O’Brien was one of over 50 government ministers to quit last week, stepping down as Minister for Levelling Up.

He is backing Kemi Badenoch, the former Equalities Minister, to be the new Prime Minister, ahead of the forthcoming leadership contest.

Mr O’Brien spoke to HFM about resigning from Government and said he wants a new Prime Minister appointed as quickly as possible:

Neil O’Brien MP

Writing in yesterday’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper, Mr O’Brien outlined why he is backing Kemi Badenoch:

“Alongside me throughout my time in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities right to the very end, co-signing my letter of resignation was a colleague who is the antidote to these problems

“Kemi Badenoch understands better than most the challenges facing the United Kingdom and its many different communities.

“She has the plan and ability to overcome them, and crucially, values the truth above all else.

“When working with Kemi, I was consistently impressed by her mastery of and attention to the detail, and her strong and calm judgement on all manner of things across her brief.

I was also impressed by her principles, staunch and fair, that guided her thinking instead of being themselves guided by the current climate – particularly on all issues of culture, race and gender. When the worst and most extreme elements of the Labour left were screaming at her at the despatch box, Kemi was always calm, eloquent and effective at winning these key arguments.

Kemi understands the greatness that our country represents, sees the things that many of us take for granted and appreciates what the UK has to offer to its citizens and the world.”