Mr Zahawi is the 65th Tory MP to announce he will be stepping down before the next general election
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Former chancellor and education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has announced he will not stand at the next general election.
Mr Zahawi joins 65 other Tory MP colleagues out of a total of 344 Conservatives in the Commons who said they are standing down.
The MP for Stratford-upon-Avon revealed he was not seeking re-election in a resignation letter posted to X.
He said: “after 14 years in Parliament, and multiple roles in Cabinet and Government, I have come to the decision not to stand again at the next general election.”
Mr Zahawi said he would continue to support his constituents until a new MP is elected, adding he was proud those who elected him could confide in him.
“Whether they are struggling against the dead hand of bureaucracy, or are stricken by tragedy, being able to help them in their time of need remains one of the most meaningful things I have ever done”.
The Stratford MP was education secretary from September 2021 to July 2022 under Boris Johnson.
He was briefly promoted to chancellor between July and September 2022.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak demoted Mr Zahawi to Party Chairman. He was later sacked after an ethics inquiry found he had broken the Ministerial Code several times over his tax affairs.
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StandfirstFormer chancellor and education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has said he would not be seeking to re-stand in his Stratford-upon-Avon constituency
Former chancellor and education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has announced he will not stand at the next general election.
Mr Zahawi joins 65 other Tory MP colleagues out of a total of 344 Conservatives in the Commons who said they are standing down.
The MP for Stratford-upon-Avon revealed he was not seeking re-election in a resignation letter posted to X.
He said: “after 14 years in Parliament, and multiple roles in Cabinet and Government, I have come to the decision not to stand again at the next general election.”
Mr Zahawi said he would continue to support his constituents until a new MP is elected, adding he was proud those who elected him could confide in him.
“Whether they are struggling against the dead hand of bureaucracy, or are stricken by tragedy, being able to help them in their time of need remains one of the most meaningful things I have ever done”.
The Stratford MP was education secretary from September 2021 to July 2022 under Boris Johnson.
He was briefly promoted to chancellor between July and September 2022.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak demoted Mr Zahawi to Party Chairman. He was later sacked after an ethics inquiry found he had broken the Ministerial Code several times over his tax affairs.
