Long-serving Labour MP Ben Bradshaw has announced he is quitting the House of Commons at the next general election.
The 61-year-old Exeter MP, who was first elected in 1997, said he was making the announcement with “considerable sadness” as he does not want to be in the next Parliament “pushing 70”.
Mr Bradshaw, who served in the last Labour government as culture secretary, praised the leadership of Sir Keir Starmer and said now is the right time to let someone else represent his Devon constituency.
