He resigned as Home Secretary and returned to the back benches.

他辞去了内政大臣的职务，回到后座议员席。

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AS HE settles into life on the back benches, Liam Fox has the consolation of a partly, though not wholly, salvaged reputation.

虽然又成为了普通议员，尽管不是全部，利亚姆-福克斯也对部分地保住名誉而感到欣慰。

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We settled back comfortably on plump benches in an empty compartment and watched the olive trees whizz by.

车厢里空空荡荡，我们舒服地坐在软座上，观赏窗外一掠而过的橄榄树。

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But that reassurance is unlikely to prevent the prime minister facing criticism from his back benches.

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It will be a vital blow for the authority and strength of the back benches.

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Earlier, David Miliband said he would return to the back benches, having lost the leadership to his brother Ed.

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