Article 6F33V Alok Sharma to stand down as MP at election

Alok Sharma to stand down as MP at election

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Former Cop26 president announces he will not stand in Reading West seat he has held since 2010

The former Cop26 president Sir Alok Sharma has announced he will not stand at the next general election.

The Tory MP for Reading West since 2010 wrote on Twitter, now known as X: "I have this evening informed my local Conservative Association that I have decided not to stand at the next general election and therefore do not seek to be adopted as the Conservative candidate for the revised seat of Reading West & Mid Berkshire. This has not been an easy decision for me.

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