"Tonight I am standing down as Foreign Secretary after four years to serve as Leader of the House of Commons," Hague wrote on Twitter. He also ruled out running in the 2015 elections. "I will not stand as an MP in the May 2015 General Election."
Tonight I am standing down as Foreign Secretary after 4 years to serve as Leader of the House of Commons
— William Hague (@WilliamJHague) July 14, 2014
Hague further wrote that his role as Leader of the house will mean that he will speak in the parliament and campaign among voters.
Role as Leader of the House means I will finish in politics as I began – speaking in Parliament and campaigning among the voters
— William Hague (@WilliamJHague) July 14, 2014
He said that he will be working on taking forward the UK campaign to end sexual violence.
I will take forward the UK campaign to end sexual violence in conflict as the PM’s Special Representative
— William Hague (@WilliamJHague) July 14, 2014
The secretary said the reason for resigning was that wished to embark on to other things in life.
From May 2015, after such a long period in politics I want to embark on many other things I have always wanted to do
— William Hague (@WilliamJHague) July 14, 2014
The member of the parliament will be resigning after 26 years.
Renewal in politics is good, and holding office is not an end in itself. After 26 years as an MP time will be right for me to move on
— William Hague (@WilliamJHague) July 14, 2014
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@Dipak:
"Every PM or President of all countries cares about Modi. He has already become one of the top leaders of the world. The British do what Modi says."
LOLZ. Please someone pinch @Dipak:
@Mr Khan: He has been invited by the White House, the Chinese, Russia, Germany, Japan etc. to name a few. As we speak, he is meeting leaders of BRICS in Brazil. Why don't you try reading a newspaper daily, or is that too much for you?
Dipak@Mr Khan: Every PM or President of all countries cares about Modi. He has already become one of the top leaders of the world. The British do what Modi says. The table has turned around.
@Dipak: No one cares about Modi. Modi is known around the world as a butcher. Ony in India do believe he is some sort of a virgin saint.
Modi asked Cameron for a change and he obliged.
William Hague was in India just last week. Related to that (perhaps some deals didnt materialize)?