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Former British Prime Minister David Cameron announced Monday he is resigning from Parliament.

He said in a statement:

The development comes less than three months after Cameron resigned as prime minister following the Brexit referendum.  During his time as prime minister, as Common Dreams wrote, he faced “criticism over his support for austerity policies, disregard for the environment, callous approach toward refugees, and hawkishness on the bombing of Syria.” 

Cameron’s resignation, which counters his previous claim that he was “very keen” to continue as MP,  triggers a by-election for his Oxfordshire seat of Witney. Cameron said in his statement that he would support the Conservative candidate.