
Penrith and the Border MP Neil Hudson has welcomed the news that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned.
The Conservative MP said: “This was the right and proper thing to do for our country. I have consistently called on him to announce that he would bring forth a leadership transition for some time now.
“With the cost of living crisis, the war in Ukraine and a whole host of other pressing issues, the UK needs stable governance.
“We need a new leader in place as soon as possible to keep the engine of government turning – a leader who can restore honesty and integrity into politics and move the nation forward as one.
“I pay tribute to Mr Johnson’s achievements in office, not least overseeing the COVID vaccination rollout and the UK’s support for our friends in beleaguered Ukraine. I will continue my focus of representing the people of Penrith and the Border to the best of my ability.”