Liz Truss WILL stand again as an MP at the next election as fears mount that more Tories are set to join exodus with party’s deadline to declare intentions TONIGHT
Liz Truss will not be joining pre-election exodus of Tory MPs as the party’s deadline for decisions looms.
It is understood the former PM will stand again in her South West Norfolk seat despite the disastrous end to her brief spell in Downing Street.
Conservative chiefs have asked sitting MPs to say by tonight whether they intend to run when the nation goes to the polls – expected to be in 2024.
But with Labour miles ahead in the polls, the UK facing the worst fall in living standards in a generation, and constituency boundaries being redrawn many are opting to walk away.
On Friday former Chancellor Sajid Javid become the most senior figure to announce his departure ‘after much reflection’.
Liz Truss will not be joining pre-election exodus of Tory MPs as the party’s deadline for decisions looms
On Friday former Chancellor Sajid Javid become the most senior figure to announce his departure ‘after much reflection’
With Labour miles ahead in the polls, the UK facing the worst fall in living standards in a generation, and constituency boundaries being redrawn, many MPs are opting to walk away
Others looking to life outside the Commons include Dehenna Davison – who stunned politics by capturing the Red Wall fortress of Bishop Auckland three years ago – William Wragg and Chloe Smith.
However, Boris Johnson has informed his constituency association that he intends to be the Tory candidate in Uxbridge & South Ruislip when election happens.
After he pulled out of the contest to succeed Liz Truss, leaving the way clear for Rishi Sunak to become PM, there was speculation Mr Johnson would opt to leave Parliament and take on more lucrative work in the private sector.
In a sign of the mountain he has to climb, Mr Sunak suffered a bloody nose in the Chester by-election last week – with Labour increasing its majority while the Tories recorded their worst performance in the seat for 190 years.
Although Labour was expected to win, the swing of nearly 14 per cent from the Conservatives will have set alarm bells ringing in Downing Street.
Mr Javid sealed Boris Johnson’s fate when he resigned from Cabinet in the summer, with Rishi Sunak following him out of the door.
The former City banker was a candidate in the ensuing Tory leadership contest, but crashed out early. It was the second time he had failed in a bid for the top job.
In a letter to Paul Uppal, chairman of the Bromsgrove Conservative Association, the Bromsgrove MP said the decision not to stand in his fifth election was one he had ‘wrestled with for some time’.
He added: ‘I am very proud of what we have achieved for Bromsgrove District and of my work in Parliament and Government.
‘This decision will not mark the end of my Parliamentary activity, particularly for the causes I care deeply about. Nor will it impact my duties as a local MP on behalf of constituents across Bromsgrove.
‘Being the local MP and serving in Government has been the privilege of my life and I am immensely grateful for the opportunity to serve.
‘I always sought to make decisions in the national interest, and in line with my values, and I can only hope my best was sufficient.
‘I will of course continue to support my friend the Prime Minister and the people of Bromsgrove in any way I can.’
In a sign of the mountain he has to climb, Rishi Sunak suffered a bloody nose in the Chester by-election last week
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