Labour MP Rosie Cooper to stand down and trigger byelection
by Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#63V2Q)
Member for West Lancashire, a strong Labour seat, is taking new role with NHS
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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