ames Cleverly has denied stories that he was contemplating standing down from Parliament on the subsequent basic election.
The Foreign Secretary declared “I’m standing at the next election” as he described as “nonsense” claims he may give up.
It got here after the Telegraph cited “sources close to him” as saying Mr Cleverly had expressed doubts about operating once more in his Essex constituency.
He was understood to be pissed off by the “complete mess” of inside rows in his social gathering and wished to spend extra time together with his spouse, who's recovering from most cancers, and his kids, the newspaper reported.
But the Braintree MP tweeted: “If the @Telegraph had spoken to me directly I would have told them that this is nonsense.
“I’ve been reselected, I’m standing at the next election.”
A spokesperson for Mr Cleverly additionally denied the claims he would stand down.
Mr Cleverly, 53, was first elected because the MP for Braintree in 2015.
He held on to the seat with a majority of virtually 25,000 in 2019.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is going through a mass exodus of MPs forward of the following nationwide vote, anticipated subsequent 12 months, amid a polling hunch for the Tories.
Steve Brine on Friday grew to become the most recent Tory MP to element his exit plans, becoming a member of the ranks of former justice secretary Dominic Raab and former well being secretary Sajid Javid.
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.
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