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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Gregor Young

Johnson's resignation likened to 'sewage dumping' at Westminster

The Prime Minister intends to remain in No 10 until his successor is elected, but he faces resistance to that plan from within his own party and the Opposition.

BORIS Johnson being forced to quit as Tory leader has been likened at Westminster to the dumping of sewage.

The parallel was drawn by Liberal Democrat peer Lord Oates, as he opened a parliamentary debate on polluting discharges into rivers by water companies, which coincided with the resignation statement.

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