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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent

Labour MP Rosie Cooper to stand down and trigger byelection

Rosie Cooper will become chair of Mersey Care NHS foundation trust.
Rosie Cooper will become chair of Mersey Care NHS foundation trust. Photograph: Parliament TV/Reuters

The Labour MP Rosie Cooper is expected to stand down and trigger a byelection in her West Lancashire constituency this autumn, after taking on a new role with the NHS.

Cooper, who was targeted as part of a murder plot by members of a banned neo-Nazi group, said she had undergone a “considerable period of soul-searching” and admitted the events had “taken their toll”.

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