Brendan Clarke-Smith – 2022 Comments on Boris Johnson Withdrawing from Conservative Leadership

The comments made by Brendan Clarke-Smith, the Conservative MP for Bassetlaw, on Twitter on 24 October 2022.

I am disappointed that Boris Johnson has pulled out of the race to lead the Conservatives. Having secured the nominations necessary, he would have no doubt won in a ballot of party members.

However it is also important to command the support of the parliamentary party and he therefore took the dignified decision to put what is best for the country ahead of himself. I would now encourage others to do the same.