The senior Tory will also step down as an MP at the next general election, he told the Sunday Times.
the Sunday Times
he would not stand at the next general election, but ruled out leaving "prematurely" and triggering a by-election. Mr Wallace has served as defence secretary under three different PMs and played a high-profile role in the UK's response to the war in Ukraine.His Wyre and Preston North constituency is set to disappear under upcoming boundary changes and he told the newspaper he would not seek a new one.
The announcement comes after days of speculation that he might leave government after four years in the role.Related Topics
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