Southport MP Damien Moore says the Prime Minister must resign

Last month, I voted no confidence in the leadership of the Prime Minister. When he won the confidence vote, I accepted the need to give him time to attempt to build back the trust he had lost with the British people and the Conservative Party.

However, building on my interview with BBC Radio Merseyside this morning, it is clear to me and to many of my parliamentary colleagues from the way in which a number of issues have since been handled that nothing has been learnt from past mistakes, and I have sadly concluded that neither does there seem to have been an intention to do so. The Prime Minister must resign.

This has not been an easy decision to make, as it was under the Prime Minister’s leadership that we won our majority in 2019, got Brexit done, and unrolled one of the fastest and most effective Covid vaccine roll outs in the world.

I am in constant communication with my constituents over telephone, email, letter, and of course in person out and about in Southport. I know from my conversations with them that a clear majority are still aligned with what we Conservatives stand for. However, they are rightly uncomfortable with the current leadership of the party. I will do what I can to put this right.

I remain, as always, dedicated to serving my constituents and the people of Southport.