KNUTSFORD MP George Osborne has told the Guardian that he will continue to represent the town in Parliament and he will not be standing for Prime Minister.

After a failed ‘Remain’ campaign leading to the resignation of David Cameron Prime Minister, the MP and Chancellor of the Exchequer has promised to ‘fulfil’ his duty to the country and unite the Conservative Party as well as continuing to serve his constituents in Tatton.

David Cameron announced on Friday that he will stand down as leader of the country following the nation’s shock referendum result to leave the EU, throwing the Conservative Party into disarray and raising questions about whether George Osborne will stand in his place.

George said: “There is no question about me stopping being MP for Tatton. Whatever I do in politics, representing the constituents of Tatton in Parliament is the biggest honour and the responsibility I put first and foremost

“I respect the views of everyone who voted in the referendum; and we must accept the result.

In an additional statement he also said: “I have a simple view of my duty as chancellor of the exchequer and someone who has given much of my adult life to political service. It can be summed up in one phrase: it’s my country, right or wrong. I intend to fulfil my responsibilities to my country now.

“We have had the EU referendum. The outcome isn’t the one I wanted but now we have got to work to deliver the verdict of the people.

“That doesn’t mean that the values I have campaigned so hard for are ones that I am going to abandon — or I think the country should abandon.”

Mr Osborne continued to explain that he has worked hard over the past six years as Chancellor in order to boost the British economy and took ‘difficult and unpopular’ decisions to bring the country out of the recession.

He added: “As chancellor, I will be 100 per cent focused on providing the economic stability and reassurance Britain needs.

“And I will do all I can to support the new prime minister in bringing our party back together and tackling the country’s challenges.”