Cabinet minister Nicky Morgan has announced she will quit as an MP at the next election.
Morgan, widely seen as one of the more moderate senior ministers in Boris Johnson’s government, will follow her ally Amber Rudd and a raft of senior current and former Tories out of parliament when it dissolves next week.
In a letter to her local party ahead of the December 12 snap
election, the culture secretary said: “The clear impact on my family and the other sacrifices involved in, and the abuse for, doing the job of a modern MP can only be justified if, ultimately, parliament does what it is supposed to do - represent those we serve in all areas of policy, respect votes cast by the electorate and make decisions in the overall national interest.”For the first time in 18 years I won't be a candidate in the next General Election. I've loved being #Loughborough's voice in Westminster since 2010 & being DCMS Secretary - & I look forward to supporting the PM, Government, Conservative Party and my successor in the future pic.twitter.com/xhH11bxd3C— Nicky Morgan MP (@NickyMorgan01) October 30, 2019This is a breaking news story and will be updated. Follow HuffPost
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