own accord

Bayly is the first minister to resign of his own accord under PM Luxon, whose favourability has dipped considerably, according to recent polls.

In the mid-20th Century, Belgian colonialists brought workers over from present-day Rwanda to staff their plantations, while others came on their own accord in search of a better life.

"This course shows that you can work by your own accord and you can be more grown up about it."

Early reports suggested they had been kicked out, but the BBC understands they left of their own accord, with one source saying that West, "walked the carpet, got in his car and left".

Some players last a long while, some a little while; some leave of their own accord, some are shown the door.