A British MP accused of watching pornography in the House of Commons has resigned following pressure from his own party. Neil Parish, 65, of the ruling Conservative Party, resigned after what he described as a moment of “madness”. Parish, chairman of the house’s Environment, Food and Agriculture Committee, said he was trying to see a tractor website but stumbled upon a pornographic site with a similar name and watched it for a while. “My biggest crime is that in another case I went a second time,” he told the BBC. “And that was intentional.” Reports that a lawmaker had watched porn have sparked a flurry of complaints from women in parliament about their misogyny and sexual harassment. UK ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT ON SHIPPING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO RWANDA, SAYS IT IS POSSIBLE FROM BREXIT Although women hold almost 40% of the seats in the House of Commons, lawmakers and staff say harassment and misconduct remain uncontrollable. Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said Parish’s resignation should be a moment for people across the UK to say “enough is enough”. Interior of the House of Commons, Parliament / Westminster Palace. (Jeff Overs / BBC News & Current Affairs via Getty Images) “I do not think there could really be any other effect on what has come to light about this particular MP in recent days,” he said as he campaigned in Fife, Scotland. “Watching porn on a mobile phone in the House of Commons when representing voters is simply unacceptable.” Paris rejected the idea that he wanted to intimidate anyone. “For all my rights and my mistakes, I was not proud of what I did,” he said. “And the only thing I did not do, and which I will take to my grave as true, is that I was not sure that people could see it. In fact, I was trying to do just the opposite.” CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION Members of his own party wanted to defuse the allegations ahead of Thursday’s local elections. The ballot is crucial for Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is already facing a backlash from voters for parties breaking the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
