David Cameron, the former Prime Minister of Britain on Monday announced to retire from the active politics. As he resigned from the Parliament, David said that he was resigning from his seat in Parliament to avoid becoming a distraction for his successor. With this, David Cameron ended his political career just weeks after he lost a referendum to stay in the European Union.
What David said to justify his resignation ?
Mr Cameron, who came to power in 2010, said he had told Prime Minister Theresa May of his decision to stop representing his constituency in Oxford shire to make way for someone who could concentrate on the area in central England. He told BBC TV saying that “I’ve thought about this long and hard over the summer and I’ve decided the right thing to do is to stand down as the Member of Parliament for Witney.”
He added saying that “In my view with modern politics, with the circumstances of my resignation, it isn’t really possible to be a proper back bench MP [lawmaker] as a former Prime Minister. I think everything you do will become a big distraction and a big diversion from what the government needs to do for our country.”
Do His splits with Theresa May Caused his resignation ?
49-years-old David Cameron stepped down from the role of the Prime Minister in June shortly after 52 per cent of Britons ignored his pleas and voted to leave the European Union, saying the country needed “fresh leadership” to negotiate the Brexit.
Theresa May has moved to distance herself from some of Mr Cameron’s policies, particularly in education where she has ditched his pledge not to increase the number of selective state schools. However, Mr Cameron also played down any splits saying “I support her, I support what’s she doing, and she’s got off to a cracking start,” he said. “Obviously I’m going to have my own views about different issues … That’s really the point.”
