‘Red wall’ MP Dehenna Davison joins list of Tories standing down at next election

Davison, who was thought of as a rising star after winning Bishop Auckland, and veteran Gary Streeter both say they will step down

Dehenna Davison, a young Conservative MP who was considered a rising star, has announced she will not stand at the next election, as the party gears up to select its parliamentary candidates.

The MP for Bishop Auckland, already a junior minister at 29, had been thought of as a bright prospect in the party since her election in 2019. The veteran Tory MP Sir Gary Streeter has also announced he will not stand, with recent opinion polls predicting the Conservatives could lose more than 200 seats.