Tories fear mass exodus of MPs as Dehenna Davison becomes latest young star to quit ➡️ Tory MPs fear that more colleagues will decide to leave Parliament altogether rather than campaign for their seats in a losing cause
The Government is braced for an exodus of MPs before the next election as the partyRising star Dehenna Davison, the 29-year-old MP for Bishop Auckland and Levelling Up Minister, announced on Friday she will not stand for re-election.have already said they will step down before the next general election which must take place by January 2025.
Ms Davison said in a statement: “For my whole adult life, I’ve dedicated the vast majority of my time to politics, and to help make people’s lives better. But, to be frank, it has meant I haven’t had anything like a normal life for a twenty-something. Gary Streeter, the veteran MP for South West Devon, is also standing down after three decades in Parliament. He said: “It has been an honour and privilege to represent this constituency for over 30 years, but the time has come for me to step back and let a younger person take over.”
Barely out of university, she married a fellow Conservative councillor who was 35 years older than him; the pair featured in a Channel 4 documentary about unlikely couples, but later separated.
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