How he promised to stay... then left!

I love being MP for Witney and am very keen to continue ... it’s very much my intention [to stand for re-election] Appearing on Radio Oxford in March

I love this country and I feel honoured to have served it ... I will do everything I can in future to help this great country succeed Resigning as PM in June

It’s very difficult to sit as a backbencher and not be an enormous distraction ... I want Witney to have an MP that can play a full role in a way I would find very difficult if not impossible Resigning as an MP yesterday