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Wednesday 6 July 2022
The former Sunday Independent journalist has confirmed he is no longer with the party.
Fidelma Healy-Eames will not contest the forthcoming Seanad election.
The independent TD was given his marching orders from the Dáil yet again today.
Brian Walsh had already decided not to contest the election following medical advice.
Longford councillor Gerry Warnock cited “family and professional obligations” as the reason.
Desmond J Hayes was to run for Lucinda Creighton’s party in Limerick City.
The Cavan-Monaghan deputy confirmed his departure today.
Will there be any more?
The independent senator launched a scathing attack on her now-former party today.
David McGuinness has spoken to TheJournal.ie about his decision to quit Fianna Fáil today.
Fingal councillor David McGuinness has quit the party after failing to be selected as its candidate for the general election.
The Gulfstream IV had been out of action since last summer.
Jonathan Dowdall has quit as a Dublin city councillor.
Chuck Hagel is stepping down as Defence Secretary.
Overfishing, pollution and global warming have all contributed to killing off the coral reefs.
Mykola Azarov said he hoped his resignation would help to calm the two-month crisis in Ukraine.
The Government is hoping to bring in around €1 billion from the sale of the company.
Childers had already resigned from the parliamentary party in April but is now going to run as an independent.
“I entered politics to help people, and am now resigning from the parliamentary party because I no longer want to support a government that is actually hurting people.”
Tommy Broughan has been expelled from the Labour parliamentary party after he voted against extending the controversial bank guarantee scheme.
IT WAS A tumultuous night for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he received resignations from Cabinet ministers and other Conservative MPs.
Former Brexit secretary David Frost called on Johnson to resign as prime minister before he takes the party and the government “down with him”.
It’s not the first time that there have been calls for Johnson to resign. This latest controversy is linked to the resignation of the former deputy chief whip over assault allegations, which highlighted that Johnson had given him a top job despite knowledge of a previous complaint made against him.
Alex Chalk, former solicitor general, said: “The cumulative effect of the Owen Paterson debacle, Partygate and now the handling of the former deputy chief whip’s resignation is that public confidence in the ability of Number 10 to uphold the standards of candour expected of a British government has irretrievably broken down.”
So today, we’re asking you: Do you think Boris Johnson will resign?
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