Former British PM Cameron resigns from politics

September 12, 2016 20:03

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron is to stand down as MP for Witney with immediate effect, triggering a by-election in the Oxfordshire seat, he has announced.

Cameron, who has held his Oxfordshire seat since 2001, told the current PM Theresa May of his decision to stand down as a Tory MP this afternoon.

He said that he has no current plans for his future but, as a former prime minister, he cannot be a full constituency MP for the people of Witney.

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