Sentences with phrase «to stand down at the next election»

The Conservative MP who announced last night he would stand down at the next election after allegations over his parliamentary expense claims, made the right decision, David Cameron saidtoday.

Zapatero will stand down at the next election in Spain.

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McGovern was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Wirral South in December 2009, following Ben Chapman's decision to stand down at the next election for family reasons following adverse publicity in The Daily Telegraph over the expenses scandal, and subsequently won the seat in the 2010 general election, defeating the Conservative candidate, Jeff Clarke, by 531 votes.

David Blunkett's resignation brings the total number of Labour MPs standing down at the next election at 28, almost 11 % of the parliamentary party.

The Dartford MP is one of 33 MPs to announce their intention to stand down at the next election since the expenses stories began.

Yesterday the Home Secretary announced her resignation and three Labour MPs joined the growing army standing down at the next election.

David Wilshire, the Tory MP for Spelthorne, announced last night that he will stand down at the next election after allegations that he had funnelled # 100,000 in parliamentary expenses into a private company owned by himself and his partner.

Tessa Jowell has announced she is standing down at the next election in Dulwich and West Norwood.

Other MPs including Tory heavyweight Ken Clarke have previously announced they are standing down at the next election.

Labour MPs Pat Glass and Ronnie Campbell have also previously said that they would stand down at the next election.

Details of the Thanet South poll were released after the local Conservative MP Laura Sandys announced her intention to stand down at the next election.

Yesterday's announcement by the former Conservative deputy leader Michael Ancram that he is standing down at the next election is only the latest example of a highly significant trend.

The current Labour incumbent, David Lepper MP, is standing down at the next election.

The seat has been held for Labour since 1992 by Ken Purchase, who is standing down at the next election.

Reverend Martin Smyth, Ulster Unionist MP for South Belfast, is to stand down at the next election.

Mired in the expenses scandal, sitting Labour MP Margaret Moran has announced she will be standing down at the next election and Labour are in the process of selecting a replacement while Moran remains on sick leave - although rumours persist that she may yet stand down and trigger a by - election.

After Sir Peter's expenses claims were made public Conservative leader David Cameron had warned him he faced the removal of the party whip if he did not announce that he would stand down at the next election.

Sir Peter Viggers, MP for Gosport, has already said he would stand down at the next election after his expenses claims were published in the Daily Telegraph.

Easington has been held by Labour since its creation and although sitting MP John Cummings is standing down at the next election, his successor as Labour candidate, Grahame Morris, will defend a notional majority of 18,874 over the Liberal Democrats, with the Conservatives closely behind them in third place.

[10] Having previously said he would stand down at the next election, he changed his mind stating: «It was my intention to stand down at the next general election, however due to circumstances following the announcement of the snap election I have decided to stand again for Blyth Valley.».

Mark France was a high - profile figure in the campaign against Tory MP Julie Kirkbride, who announced she would stand down at the next election.

And Ann Widdecombe, who like Mr Etherington will stand down at the next election, told the BBC if any other employer had changed the rules on expenses would be «up before a tribunal».

Very sad to hear Alistair Darling is standing down at the next election.

Following the Dispatches / Telegraph lobbying expose, the former Conservative defence and foreign secretary and MP for Kensington has announced he is standing down at the next election.

With publication of this new report, Mr Conway, who now sits as an Independent and will stand down at the next election, has been told to pay back a further # 3,757 and apologise to the Commons.

«Tory MPs take the opportunity to give Clegg a kicking Main Peter Luff MP to stand down at the next election»

Sitting MP Richard Ottaway, who has a 15,000 majority in the Croydon South seat, is to stand down at the next election.

Speaking on Andrew Marr's programme this morning David Cameron suggests that her position is different from that of her husband, Andrew MacKay, who has been forced to stand down at the next election.

It has just been announced that the Conservative Party's Jonathan Evans — who won the seat of Cardiff North in 2010, after being the MP for Brecon and Radnorshire between 1992 and 1997 — is to stand down at the next election.

Ben Chapman, of Wirral South, became the first Labour MP to announce that he will stand down at the next election, following allegations that he overclaimed # 15,000 in expenses for mortgage interest.

It will have no good outcomes,» said the Lib Dem MP, who is standing down at the next election.