Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
The minister joins the growing ranks of Tories who will not stand when the country next goes to the polls.It’s a Tory exodus not seen since the run-up to 1997, when 75 MPs stepped down ahead of aHere is a full list of those Conservatives who are planning to quit frontline politics when the public heads to the polls again.The Scottish Tory leader is currently both an MP as well as a member of the Scottish Parliament and said he was quitting Westminster to concentrate on his role at Holyrood.
The long-serving defence secretary surprised many when he announced that he was quitting the cabinet and also leaving parliament at the next election. He retained his Wyre and Preston North seat with a majority of 16,781 in 2019.Harrison won the previously-solid Labour seat of Copeland in a historic by-election in 2017 and was re-elected in 2019 with a majority of 5,842.
He announced he would not be standing at the next general election in November, when he resigned his ministerial role.He said the move was made “with regret”, adding: “I think I have done my time. Forgive me for moving on to do other things.”The MP for North East Hertfordshire has served in the Commons for 32 years after winning eight general elections. He served as a justice minister under Theresa May.to spend more time with his grandchildren and to help his family.
He did not explain why he was not standing as Spelthorne’s candidate again in February, saying only that it “has been an honour” to serve his constituents.The former sports minister and MP for Chatham and Aylesford announced she was not going to stand as a candidate again in February,in February he would not be standing for re-election, due to boundary changes and shifts in his personal life. He won the seat from Labour.
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