Former work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith and William Wragg, who chairs the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee, have both announced they will not stand at the next general election.
The Conservative Party’s campaign headquarters has given sitting MPs up until Dec. 5 to announce if they will be standing again and it has been reported that up to 80 might quit, seeking better prospects and job security in the private sector.
The latest opinion poll on YouGov has the Conservatives on 25 percent, a long way behind Labour on 48 percent which, if an election were to be held this week, would result in a landslide victory for the opposition….