Montgomeryshire MP quits Government post

Montgomeryshire MP Craig Williams has resigned his position within the UK Government as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

In a letter to Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, seen by MyNewtown and MyWelshpool, Mr Williams MP said: “I have spoken to a number of constituents and with my local Association team today. I have come to the conclusion that we will not deliver the projects and policies the people of Montgomeryshire elected me to do under the paralysis of the current situation.

“I gave the Prime Minister my last benefit of the doubt some weeks ago. It is my view that we now need a new leader. 

“This has not been an easy decision; I am a team player by nature, and it has not been made lightly. I now hope for a swift resolution and a return to delivering for the people of Montgomeryshire and the United Kingdom in a time of multiple global crises.”

Mr Johnson is embroiled in yet another crisis with many feeling this latest row could be his last.