Neil Parish has formally resigned as a Tory MP after admitting watching pornography in the Commons
A statement from the Treasury said: "The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this day appointed Neil Quentin Gordon Parish to be Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead."On Saturday Mr Parish admitted he watched it twice in the House of Commons, saying it was a "moment of madness" and he was "not proud of what I was doing".
The emotional MP said he would quit after seeing the scandal's impact on his family, constituency and local Tory association, and added: "What I did was absolutely totally wrong." A spokesperson for Tiverton and Honiton Conservatives said: "We would like to take this opportunity to thank Neil Parish for his service to our communities over the past 12 years.Local Tory officers were said to be saddened by the affair."I didn't know who was more embarrassed, actually, me or him! Poor chap," she said.Safeguarding minister Rachel Maclean told LBC on Saturday Mr Parish should "of course" resign.
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