Sentence examples for stood down over from inspiring English sources

In 2007 his top adviser stood down over claims Campbell was dropping his historic insistence on voting reform, saying it was no longer a "deal-maker or a deal-breaker" for any future coalition deal.

It's an ill wind … Sajid Javid inherited his Bromsgrove constituency after Julie Kirkbride stood down over criticism about her parliamentary expenses – and gained his job as culture secretary after Maria Miller was sacked for the very same reason.

A spokesman for Bercow, who became Speaker after Michael Martin stood down over the expenses row last summer, said: "He thought that either the need to be consistent with pay restraint in the rest of the public sector or the aftermath of the expenses debacle would be sound reasons for deeming a salary increase to be extremely inappropriate this year.

There have also been prominently reported scandals in recent weeks about a Tory candidate allegedly trying to plot with the EDL, a Lib Dem who stood down over a sting about donations, and another Lib Dem who withdrew after his arrest on suspicion of child sex abuse.

Theresa May's special adviser has stood down over her part in the row.

He rose to lead the party in the long years of opposition in 1997-2008, and stood down over a party row about the failed presidential campaign of his long-standing partner, Segolene Royal.

Suffolk Conservatives had been split over whether the MP should stand down over his police caution.

The first MP to stand down over Jeremy Corbyn tweeted his resignation before the new Labour leader had even finished his victory speech.

The latest comments come after Ukip parliamentary candidate Kerry Smith was forced to stand down over racist and homophobic comments he made.

One of David Cameron's trade envoys and former ministers is facing calls to stand down over for his links to a pro-Russian business group.

An MP has called for one of the board members of Parliament's expenses watchdog to stand down over his involvement in a mining deal in the Democratic Republic of Congo.