National list MP Aaron Gilmore quits
Embattled National List MP Aaron Gilmore has resigned from Parliament.
The MP made a statement to media, reportedly after talking by phone to National Party president Peter Goodfellow this afternoon.
It reads:
"It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I announce my intention to resign from Parliament.
"After taking counsel from colleagues and family in recent days, I have decided that to stay on in Parliament would only serve to cause my loved ones more upset, and cause me undeserved further stress.
"I have made mistakes. I am human. But the attacks on my integrity have started taking a toll on those around me and this is unfair on them
"I also want to make clear my support for the National Party and Prime Minister John Key remains unwavering.""I will seek to make a final statement in Parliament on Tuesday."