Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
said he would not be standing at the next election to spend more time with his family “and pursue a different career”.
In a letter to the Conservative association chairman in his Wells and Mendip Hills constituency, he said it had been a “painful decision”. Some news from me: A painful decision but the next election is the time for me to step away from politics, prioritise my family and pursue a new career.
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