A former Conservative MP has resigned with immediate effect following accusations of sexual harassment and cocaine use, triggering another by-election.
David Warburton said on Saturday that he has stood down from his seat of Somerton and Frome.
He had been sitting in the House of Commons as an independent after having the Tory whip suspended in April 2022 over the allegations.
It follows the resignations from Parliament of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his ally Nigel Adams.
Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries—another staunch Johnson ally—also announced she was going to quit, though she has so far refused to resigned formally, saying that she is staying while she seeks to investigate how she was denied a seat in the House of Lords….