Witney and West Oxfordshire MP Robert Courts has broken his silence to comment on Boris Johnson’s resignation, writing on social media: “This is the right decision.”

In a thread on his Twitter account Mr Courts said: "Against a profoundly difficult backdrop, the PM got the big calls right on Covid & led the world in supporting the Ukrainian people. For that he deserves credit."

The Conservative MP, who is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, added: "My focus remains on serving the people of West Oxon & discharging my ministerial responsibilities: protecting passenger safety & working to ensure resilience as we approach a challenging Summer. Transport cannot be put on hold while Westminster sorts itself out."

And in a further tweet, he added: "The machinery of government must keep moving to provide the governance the public expects & our country deserves."

 

 

 

 

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