Rising to speak before a half-empty House of Commons on Wednesday, Nicholas Soames, the grandson of Winston Churchill, choked up, fighting back tears. Soames, 71, has served in parliament for 37 years. But he now was announcing his decision to retire from politics, a day after PM Boris Johnson had expelled him from the Conservative Party. He had joined a group of 21 Tory rebels who defied Johnson on Tuesday night by voting against legislation that would pave the way toward blocking a no-deal Brexit. “I’m truly very sad that it should end in this way,” Soames said.
The expulsion and resignation of Soames is especially searing given that Johnson, who cast him aside, considers Churchill one of his greatest heroes, and has written a biography of UK’s wartime leader. Soames said that the purge was part of a plan by Johnson to wage an election as the candidate for the pro-Brexit crowd. “This has in my view all been planned".
The expulsion and resignation of Soames is especially searing given that Johnson, who cast him aside, considers Churchill one of his greatest heroes, and has written a biography of UK’s wartime leader. Soames said that the purge was part of a plan by Johnson to wage an election as the candidate for the pro-Brexit crowd. “This has in my view all been planned".
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