Tory Chairman Richard Holden Quits After Narrowly Winning His Seat

Richard Holden makes a speech after winning in Basildon and Billericay.

Tory chairman Richard Holden has resigned just days after narrowly being re-elected as an MP.

Foreign secretary David Cameron has also quit as Rishi Sunak appointed an “interim” shadow cabinet in the wake of the Tories’ devastating election defeat.

Holden, who was only appointed Conservative chairman last November, won his Billericay and Basildon seat by just 20 votes in last Thursday’s general election.

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