Cameron resigns as MP to 'build a life outside Westminster'
David Cameron, the former prime minister, has surprised the political world by announcing his abrupt resignation as an MP so he can "start to build a life outside Westminster".
Cameron, who was prime minister from 2010 and announced his resignation on 24 June this year – the day after the EU referendum which sealed his fate – said he did not want to be a distraction from Theresa May's government. He added that he wanted the people of his constituency, Witney in Oxfordshire, where he has served since 2001, to have an MP who is fully active in parliamentary life. Cameron's resignation as an MP is with immediate effect.
Not for the first time, Cameron shocked Westminster with an announcement about his future. Before the last general election, he said he would not serve a full second term if he won, and then again surprised some with his swift resignation after the vote to leave the EU....
