Andrea Leadsom and Michael Gove announce they are standing down at the July general election

Housing Secretary Michael Gove and veteran MP Dame Andrea Leadsom announce they are both standing down from parliament at the 4 July general election.

After nearly 20 years as the Conservative MP for Surrey Heath, and serving in multiple cabinets over the course of the last 14 years, Mr Gove has said "a new generation should lead".

In a letter to his constituency chairman, the veteran cabinet minister said being an MP and minister has been a "profound privilege"

The one-time Tory leadership contender, Dame Andrea said in a letter to the prime minister that it has been "the greatest honour to serve the people of South Northamptonshire as their MP for the last 14 years".

She has served in government since 2014, reaching the cabinet in 2016 when Theresa May - who defeated her to win the premiership - appointed her environment secretary.

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[dom]

They've filled their offshore accounts with public money. Now it's time to retire before the police come knocking.

[keefurban]

They've left the country in an awful state and all those that participated should be held accountable and severely punished.

[richardpowell]

Good riddance. 14 years in the cabinet, achieved nothing positive for the country, an absolute joke.

[edwardbernthal]

Gove gets out before he is kicked out.

[thegoat]

He's a coward who knows that he will lose his seat.

[Kwabena-A]

He has been part of the problem, now jumping off when the ship is sinking.

[timshapcott]

Absolute good ridence...morally corrupt to the core....
What did Angela actually do..?

[olrdplt]

They're all off to spend all of our money they've spent the last decade pocketing.

[jamesb]

I will never forgive Michael Gove for telling the electorate during the Brexit debates that they should stop listening to experts. One of the most irresponsible and moronic things a politician has ever said.

[LA-frfx]

Off to get cushy jobs as Board members! Send them to Rwanda!

[zcydssh]

Neither of these people have ever done anything for the British people. Good riddance!

[terryfarrell]

This guy should be put on trial for the damage he has done to this country

[safirahmed]

GB News could have their choice of the worst, reviled and failed Conservative MPs to work on their TV channel.

[davidmatthews]

If only he’d left before he was Education Secretary.

[michaelkavanagh]

Their plan is working? They are trying to take credit for trying to fix their mess lol. Wow, the gaul.

[aprilrain]

Another Rat jumps from the sinking ship, one that put all the holes in HMS England

[MaBaKar]

Arch Brexit Supporters, leaving others to clean up the disastrous mess, off to cozy jobs on boards etc. Good riddance.

[enaya]

All the Torrie cowards are jumping ship. Don't give them any life jackets.

[robinmouzer]

Left the UK in absolute chaos and now running for another European country!

[wildandbarefoot]

Off to the new jobs theyve been doing on the side for years.