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Michael Gove steps down in mass exodus of MPs before election
The second full day of campaigning is marked by an exodus of MPs, including long-serving Mr Gove.
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Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom announce they're not standing on the election
Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom have become the latest high-profile Tory MPs to announce that he will not stand at the General Election.
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Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom to stand down at general election
Seventy-eight Tory MPs are quitting rather than standing, beating 1997’s record numberMichael Gove and Andrea Leadsom have joined the now record-breaking exodus of Conservative MPs from the Commons, with the former saying it was time for a “new generation” to lead the party.Gove’s announcement in a letter tweeted on Friday evening had been anticipated by some given the strong Liberal Democrat challenge he faces in his Surrey Heath constituency, but adds to the sense of Tories fleeing in the face...