THE MP for Ynys Môn says she is "relieved and pleased" that Boris Johnson has stepped down.

Virginia Crosbie, who quit her role as a government aide, said: "It is in the best interests of the country, my Ynys Môn constituents and the Conservative party.

"A leadership election, largely over the summer recess will be less disruptive too.

"I hope ministers who have resigned will feel able to return to their posts so the government can continue its good work.

"I will return to the Welsh Office in my unpaid role as a Parliamentary Private Secretary if asked. I do this because I wish to continue to serve Wales and the UK.

"I will, of course, continue to put Ynys Môn first in everything I do.

"We have work to do to bring jobs and investment to the island.vThat’s always my focus."

Mrs Crosbie, who has served as MP for the Isle of Anglesey since 2019, also served as Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Welsh Office. 

On July 6, in a public letter to the Prime Minister, she informed him of her resignation. She claimed “[I] cannot continue to defend your [Mr Johnson’s] actions to my Ynys Môn constituents who are rightly very angry”.

Mr Johnson has resigned as Conservative leader in the face of a mass exodus of Government ministers.

In a statement outside Number 10, earlier this afternoon, he said the process of choosing a new leader “should begin now”.

Mr Johnson will continue to serve as Prime Minister “until a new leader is in place”.