A cupboard minister has develop into the newest Tory MP to announce he’s leaving parliament because the social gathering prepares for election defeat.
Northern Eire Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris mentioned it had been “an honor and a privilege” to characterize Daventry since his election in 2010.
However in a letter to Rishi Sunak, he mentioned, “I really feel the time is true for me to hunt new challenges.”
That whole is getting nearer to the 75 Conservative MPs who mentioned they confronted a Labor landslide in 1997.
Heaton-Harris, who was a Conservative MEP for 10 years earlier than becoming a member of the Home of Commons, introduced his determination on X (previously Twitter): “After 24 years in politics I cannot be standing on the subsequent election.
“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve and I wish to thank the great folks of Daventry, Theresa Might, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak for placing their belief in me.
“I began as an activist and I might be campaigning for the Conservatives on the subsequent election as a result of we’re the one social gathering that has and may ship outcomes for the entire of the UK.”
In his letter to the Prime Minister, Heaton-Harris mentioned he deliberate to stay Northern Eire Secretary “however would in fact perceive should you felt it was greatest to interchange me”.
His announcement comes at a time when the Conservatives are nonetheless effectively behind Labor in opinion polls and ballot specialists are unanimous that the social gathering is heading for a heavy defeat when the election is held later this 12 months.