Clacton Constitutional Crisis

MPs are not allowed to resign from Parliament. However, a parliamentary loophole exists that allows an MP to vacate their seat by asking the Chancellor of the Exchequer to disqualify them from sitting in the Commons. An MP can do this by requesting, and accepting, office as either the Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds, or Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead. Both offices (or…