Panicking Tories are considering their futures ahead of the next general election.
After 13 years in power, they are staring down the barrel of a Labour victory next year if Rishi Sunak fails to revive to party's fortunes.
The Tories were hammered at the polls in the recent local elections, losing more than 1,000 councillors across England.
The dire results have blown apart the fragile truces between the party's warring factions and led to grumblings over Mr Sunak's leadership.
The Prime Minister also faces FIVE by-elections after Boris Johnson and his allies Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams quit as MPs.
Margaret Ferrier, a former SNP MP who now sits as an independent, also faces losing her Rutherglen & Hamilton West seat for breaking Covid rules.
And ex-Tory David Warburton triggered a contest in Somerton and Frome after quitting amid allegations of sexual harassment and drug use.
The Tory chaos and infighting comes against a backdrop of bleak economic forecasts as Brits face an unprecedented cost of living crisis.
Liz Truss has let it be known that she intends to stand again - despite being forced out of Downing Street by their own MPs.
But it’s enough for Tory big beasts Sajid Javid, Nadine Dorries, and Matt Hancock - and a handful of high-profile, young MPs to announce they’re throwing in the towel in 2024 and going back to a ‘normal’ life.
Some Labour MPs have also announced they won't stand again at the next election.
But while Labour’s departing MPs are (so far) aged 60 or over, the quitting Conservatives include Red Waller Dehenna Davison, aged just 29, and 34-year-old William Wragg.
Here’s the list of Tory MPs stepping down at the next election:
George Eustice, 51. Majority in Camborne and Redruth: 8,700. Former Environment Secretary, a role which he described as his "dream job". He was elected in 2010 and is stepping down as he wants "the opportunity to do a final career outside politics".
Mark Pawsey, 65. Majority in Rugby: 13,447. Senior backbencher who served as a private secretary in the Business Department. First elected in 2010 but stepping down after a "great deal of consideration".
Sajid Javid, 52. Majority in Bromsgrove: 23,106. Former Cabinet Minister, who has had a string of top Government jobs, became the first Tory big beast to announce plans to quit. He said he had "wrestled" with the decision.
Douglas Ross, 39. Majority in Moray: 513. The Scottish Tory leader has said he will stand down as an MP to focus on being an MSP at Holyrood. He made enemies among Boris Johnson's allies by calling for the ex-PM to quit over Partygate.
Dehenna Davison, 29. Majority in Bishop Auckland: 7,962. Red Wall MP who became the first Tory in a Labour stronghold stunned Westminster by stepping back, saying she hasn't "had anything like a normal life for a 20-something".
William Wragg, 34. Majority in Hazel Grove: 4,423. Was an outspoken critic of both Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, and accused No10 of “blackmailing” MPs into keeping Boris Johnson in office.
Chloe Smith, 40. Majority in Norwich North: 4,738. Short-lived Cabinet minister, who was Parliament’s youngest MP when she joined in 2009, left government after Liz Truss’s ousting. Friends say battling breast cancer in 2020 gave her a new perspective.
Chris Skidmore, 41. Majority in Kingswood: 11,220. Rishi Sunak's net-zero tsar, whose uni band once sang a lurid song about the Queen Mother’s death, said his kids “deserve to see more of their father” and his seat is being axed in its current form.
Andrew Percy, 45. Majority in Brigg and Goole: 21,941. Quit as his constituency is abolished in the boundary review, saying “I’ve done it for longer than I ever expected or intended.”
Charles Walker, 55. Majority in Broxbourne: 19,807. Procedure geek - who once carried around a pint of milk to demonstrate his freedom - has a huge majority but has been scathing of the recent chaos in the Tory party.
Adam Afriye, 57. Majority in Windsor: 20,079. The MP, who has been in Parliament since 2005, announced his intention to step down in July 2022. A few months later, he made bankrupt after a court heard he owed around £1.7million to the taxman and the bank.
Crispin Blunt, 62. Majority in Reigate: 18,310. Ex-minister said he would stand down as he marked 25 years in Parliament, saying each session has been more “tumultuous” than the last.
Sir Mike Penning, 65. Majority in Hemel Hempstead: 14,563. Ex-minister said “whilst I have by no means reached my ‘sell by date’, I may be described as having reached my ‘best before date’ and it is now time to allow a new candidate.”
Sir Gary Streeter, 67. Majority in South West Devon: 21,430. Perhaps the least controversial resignation, the MP since 1992 wrote: “The time has come for me to step back and let a younger person take over.”
Matt Hancock, 44. Majority in West Suffolk: 23,194. The ex-Health Secretary lost the whip after abandoning his constituents to join ITV's I'm a Celebrity - but said he would not stand again for the Conservatives.
Edward Timpson, 49. Majority in Eddisbury: 18,443. A member of the 2019 intake, Mr Timpson is standing down after only one term. He said: "I turn 50 this year, and want to use this opportunity… to return in part to legal practice, but also advocacy roles for vulnerable children and families."
Jo Gideon, 70. Majority in Stoke-on-Trent: 670. The MP snatched the 'Red Wall' seat from Labour in 2019 but has already decided to call it quits. She said she had not "come to this decision lightly".
Sir Paul Beresford, 76. Majority in Mole Valley: 12,041. Tory veteran has represented the safe seat of Mole Valley since 1997. He previously led Wandsworth Council - famously Margaret Thatcher's favourite local authority. His constituency is expected to fall victim to boundary changes at the next election.
Stephen McPartland, 46. Majority in Stevenage: 8,562. An MP since 2010, Mr McPartland said he was stepping down after a "much soul searching". He said: I will always support the Conservatives as the party that gave a working class kid from Brixton the opportunity to become Prime Minister."
Robin Walker, 44. Majority in Worcester: 6,758. The former Schools Minister is bowing out at the next election after 13 years as an MP. He said that his young family "needs me to be more present and that the strains of living in two places and weekend commitments involved with the life of an MP, are not ones I can continue to sustain".
Sir Graham Brady, 55. Majority in Altrincham and Sale West: 6,139. Longstanding Tory 1922 Committee chairman said he would step down after 26 years as an MP. The senior Conservative backbencher oversaw no-confidence votes in both Theresa May and Boris Johnson - and famously never revealed how many letters of no confidence he'd received from mutinous Conservatives.
Pauline Latham, 75. Majority in Mid Derbyshire: 15,385. The MP behind new legislation to ban child marriage announced she will retire at the next election after thinking "long and hard" about her future. "Life can be tough when families are separated each week and I think it is time I put them first," she wrote in a letter to the PM.
Nicola Richards, 28, Majority in West Bromwich East: 1,593. The MP won the seat - formerly held by Labour's Deputy Leader Tom Watson - in 2019. In a statement she said she was standing down at the next election "due to changes in my domestic circumstances". She added: "I hope I am fortunate enough for this not to be an end of my time in Parliament".
Stuart Anderson, 46, Majority in Wolverhampton South West: 1,661. A statement on his website said he will serve until the next election - but that he had made the decision not to seek re-election "for personal and family reasons".
Gordon Henderson, 75, Majority in Sittingbourne & Sheppey: 24,479. After almost 20 years representing the area, the Tory MP posted on his website said: "I’ve done my bit for my community, my country, and my party. I believe the time is right for me to retire and let a younger person pick up the reins."
Henry Smith, 53. Majority in Crawley: 8,360. After having been MP for the area since 2010, he said: ”It is time for a new generation, I will not be seeking re-election as Crawley’s MP. It has been a great honour to represent the constituency in Parliament ."
John Howell, 67. Majority in Henley: 14,023. The MP has served in the seat since 2008 - but said in a statement that he wanted to "pursue other avenues". His seat was held by Mr Johnson before 2008 and will no doubt re-start rumours the ex-PM may want to flee his smaller majority in Uxbridge and South Ruislip for the safer Tory seat of Henley.
Julian Knight, 51. Majority in Solihull: 21,273. The MP was suspended from the Tory party after a serious sexual assault allegation, which he denied, was made against him last year. His request to have the whip restored after the police dropped the case was rejected. He said: "I will not be standing for the Conservatives or any other party at the next general election… no job or political career is worth this.” He has served as MP for Solihull since 2015.
Chris Pincher, 53.Majority in Tamworth: 19,634. The former deputy chief whip was forced to quit after allegations he groped two men in a private members' club. He had the Tory whip suspended last year and has been sitting as an independent MP. He has said he will stand down at the next election.
Matthew Offord, 53. Majority in Hendon: 4,230. An ardent Brexiteer and Boris Johnson-backer, Mr Offord has decided to step down after 13 years in Parliament. He said: "My elected status has required great sacrifices in my personal and professional lives, and I have concluded that the next general election is the time for me to leave the baton for someone else to take up."
Craig Whittaker, 60, Majority in Calder Valley: 5,774. The former whip is quitting ahead of a major shake-up of the boundaries of his constituency. "I only ever wanted to be a good local MP, not a career politician," he said.
Jonathan Djanogly, 57, Majority in Huntingdon: 19,383. The former minister said he would step down after 22 years, ahead of boundary changes to the shape of his constituency.
Alister Jack, 59, Majority in Dumfries and Galloway: 1,805. The Scotland Secretary said: "I've been very clear in saying that I will not be standing at the next general election." But he left the door open to accepting a peerage after reports Boris Johnson wanted to hand him a gong.
Sir Robert Goodwill, 66. Majority in Scarborough and Whitby: 10,270. Elected in 2005, Sir Robert told the Scarborough News: “Too many MPs go on too long in my experience. Now is the time to let someone else younger take over."
Richard Bacon, 60. Majority in South Norfolk: 21,275. After serving as MP for the constituency for 22 years, Mr Bacon, told community radio station Park Radio: "It has been an honour and a privilege to do this job." It comes after concerns were raised about his "visibility" with members of South Norfolk Conservative Association having told him they did not want him to stand again.
Philip Dunne, 64. Majority in Ludlow: 23,648. The former minister said he was "honoured" to have been an MP since 2005. He said politics had changed significantly during this time, particularly social media "transforming accessibility of MPs and expectations of constituents of what their MP can do for them."
Dominic Raab, 49. Majority in Esher and Walton: 2,743. The former Deputy PM and Justice Secretary was forced to quit Rishi Sunak's Cabinet over bullying allegations from civil servants. He told his constituency association he wouldn't fight the next election as he was concerned about the impact of his job on his young family. He is also defending a tiny majority against a growing threat from the Liberal Democrats.
Will Quince, 40. Majority in Colchester: 9,423. After serving as an MP since 2015, Mr Quince said he would stand down at the next election because being an MP and Health minister is "all consuming" and meant he was "neglecting" his job at being a good dad to his two young daughters. He added he has "not yet decided what the future holds".
Royston Smith, 59. Majority in Southampton Itchen: 4,498. The former Southampton City Council leader will not stand again in his hotly contested marginal seat, which he first won in 2015. He told his local paper the Daily Echo: "Nothing stays the same for very long and I feel it is time to pass the baton to a new generation."
Sir Bill Cash, 83. Majority in Stone: 19,945. The oldest sitting MP will have been in Parliament for 40 years by the time of the next election, after being first elected in 1984. "I have loved every minute, but it is nonetheless, a big wrench," he told the Stoke Sentinel.
Lucy Allan, 58. Majority in Telford: 10,941. Elected in 2015 as the first Tory MP to represent Telford, Allen said the area had flourished "against the odds, and despite many local and national challenges". She gave no reason for standing down after 10 years as an MP.
Steve Brine, 49. Majority in Winchester: 985. The current chair of the Commons' health and social care select committee, who was first elected as an MP in 2010, announced he will be standing down as it was time to consider a “new chapter” in his life.
And here’s the list of Tory MPs who have gone already:
Nadine Dorries, 65. Majority in Mid-Bedfordshire: 24,664. The close ally of the ex-PM Boris Johnson announced she would stand down at the next election, before changing her mind and quitting with immediate effect.
Boris Johnson, 58. Majority in Uxbridge and South Ruislip: 7,210. The former PM had repeatedly insisted that he would stand again in the North West London seat where he'd been the MP since 2015. But he quit with immediate effect after being told he faced the threat of a by-election as a Commons committee was about to find he misled MPs.
Nigel Adams, 55. Majority in Selby and Ainsty: 20,137. The former Asia Minister, who was one of Boris Johnson's closest allies, revealed he would step down after more than a decade in Parliament. He followed Mr Johnson and Mrs Dorries by quitting immediately, triggering a by-election.
David Warburton, 57. Majority in Somerton and Frome: 19,213. Former Tory MP was suspended by the party after allegations of sexual harassment and cocaine use. He said he'd made "a ridiculous decision and a silly mistake" and claimed he had been "led down a pathway".
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