Amber Rudd was not among the 10 MPs who had the whip restored
FORMER Cabinet minister Amber Rudd has become the latest senior parliamentarian to announce she will not stand at the forthcoming general election.
The Hastings and Rye MP was among 21 Tory rebels who were kicked out of the party last month after they backed a plan to take control of the Commons timetable to pass legislation to block a no-deal Brexit.
She was not among the 10 MPs who had the whip restored yesterday evening and announced that she would stand down in an interview with the Evening Standard on Wednesday.
But she said: "I'm not finished with politics, I'm just not standing at this election."
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