Ex-minister George Eustice: Significance of Tory MPs standing down can be 'overread'

Former minister George Eustice has confirmed he will be stepping down as an MP at the next general election.

He said he believes the days of people being an MP for most of their lives are "done" and suggested people are "overreading" the significance of Tory MPs decided to step aside.

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[ricking]

This guy loves using the word "keeping your nerve" - robotic

[MrLaking]

why are they all jumping ship what have the tories got to hide

[blazzz]

How many times did this bloke repeat Sunak's "keep your nerve" statement? Or is it just government policy now 🤔

[Woottonsacnut-rvnq]

I love these tories trying to make out nothing is wrong, Badenoch was the same this morning, they must realise how stuffed they, re gonna get.

[grahamnancledra]

He's Known for a long time that he'd not hold his Camborne seat in Parliament at the next election. That's the reason Me Useless is departing. He's going back to grow Daffodils.

[JelMain]

About the first sign of intelligence seen in years.

[macjim]

Setting down, he’d be out anyway at the next election even if he wasn’t standing down.
Did I hear right, he’s fifty three? Looks a lot older 👴

[rickydaley]

They need stringing up! On the gallows. Along with the lords

[stevenhoward]

only 53, he looks much older, perhaps he had an up-hill paper round as a youth

[lisbonirish]

Did he say "15 as an MP and 9 in Parliament?" If he did, that doesn't make sense. Perhaps he meant, 9 in government.

[adrianbrown]

What does it say about a Political party's policies when there own MPs cannot in all conscience can no longer defend them it says it all about these criminalsl they should be prosecuted.

[simonbamford]

Not much significance other than it will be good to see the back of some of the ghastly crew.