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When did Kennedy resign?
7 January 2006, Kennedy called another press conference.
What did he say at the press conference?
he announced that while he was buoyed by the supportive messages he had received from grass root members, he felt that he could not continue as leader.
What did he do after he resigned?
He pledged his loyalty to a new leader as a backbencher, and said he wished to remain active in the party and in politics.

Question: Did he continue to stay in politics?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Charles Kennedy continue to stay in politics?