Why more than 50 MPs are standing down

December election will see dozens leave the House of Commons, including some party grandees

Amber Rudd
Former work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd is among the MPs standing down in December
(Image credit: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)

More than 55 MPs have decided they will not stand for election on 12 December.

Compared to the 31 who declined to stand again in the last national vote in 2017, the exodus has already been called a “changing of the guard”.

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William Gritten

William Gritten is a London-born, New York-based strategist and writer focusing on politics and international affairs.