Steve Brine turns into newest MP planning to step down at subsequent election
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teve Brine has change into the newest Tory MP to substantiate he’ll stand down on the subsequent basic election.
The senior MP, who has represented Winchester since 2010 and is the chairman of the Commons well being and social care committee, confirmed his departure in a letter to his native Conservative affiliation.
“When I first entered Parliament I had in my mind to serve for 20 years, or four general elections, whichever came first,” he stated.
“This wasn’t a hard-and-fast rule, and I don’t think anyone could have predicted the events of the past 13 years, but it feels like the right time now, for both myself and the family.
“Going forward, I feel I can pursue some of the issues I care about, in health and perhaps elsewhere, outside Parliament as well as within.”
Mr Brine joins the ranks of Conservative MPs who’ve determined stand down on the subsequent basic election, which Labour is at present tipped to win after months of sturdy polling.
Other high-profile names who’ve already confirmed their departure embody former justice secretary Dominic Raab and former well being secretary Sajid Javid.
Mr Brine gained his Winchester seat by round 1,000 votes on the final basic election in 2019, simply seeing off a Liberal Democrat challenger.
“During my time as our MP, Susie and I have had two wonderful children and I’ve put my heart and soul into doing the job,” he stated within the letter.
“My team and I have done tens of thousands of pieces of casework to-date and that quietly remains the bedrock of my work for the people I represent. But that has all come at a price; being away several nights every week, working at pace across this vast constituency when I am home plus every weekend and just the sheer intensity of this role in the modern age.”
“We always think our children need us most when they’re little, and that is of course true in the most basic caring sense, but I’ve learnt they need us more as they get older.
“I hope, in time, to be around a little more; both for them but also for Susie who has supported me every step of the way and without whom I could never have done any of this.”
The Tory MP earlier this 12 months was discovered to have have breached lobbying guidelines when he contacted Michael Gove and Matt Hancock through the pandemic on behalf of a agency he was employed by.
He apologised, following an investigation by the parliamentary requirements watchdog.
It comes as Nadine Dorries has missed the deadline to resign as an MP for a by-election to happen earlier than the summer time recess.
Ms Dorries introduced her intention to resign after her title was not included on Boris Johnson’s resignation honours checklist, however is but to take action formally.
It implies that a by-election can’t now happen on July 20.