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Jitendra Joshi

Migraine-hit MP Dehenna Davison steps down as Levelling Up minister

Red Wall MP Dehenna Davison announced on Monday that she was resigning as a minister in the Levelling Up department after battling with debilitating migraines.

The 30-year-old, who became Bishop Auckland’s first Conservative MP in 2019, was seen as a rising star in the Tory party but has already announced she intends to quit the House of Commons at the next election to rediscover a life outside politics.

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