Labour MP Rosie Cooper to stand down and trigger byelection

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".