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Housing Secretary Michael Gove resigned as an MP after Chancellor Rishi Sunak called a surprise general election.
Mr Gove pushed through the ill-fated Tenants (Reform) Bill, which would have reformed the rental market, including abolishing Section 21 evictions, but it appears to have been killed after its slow progress through Parliament.
In a letter to the Conservative party chairman, Mr Gove said: “I know, and so do those closest to me, how much the toll booths can collect. No one is subject to tolling in politics.”
“We are volunteers who have chosen our destiny. The opportunities to serve are wonderful. But there comes a point when you know it’s time to go. It’s time for a new generation to lead.”
Had Gove stood in Surrey Heath, it would have been a close race, with the Liberal Democrats predicted to win by just 1%.
Gove is one of 78 Conservative MPs who have said they will not stand for re-election, surpassing the previous record set in 1997, before New Labour came to power.
Other prominent Conservative members not contesting their seats are Dame Andrea Leadsom, Greg Clark, Craig McKinlay, Sir John Redwood, Sir David Evenett, Dame Eleanor Raine, Jo Churchill, Hugh Merriman, James Grundy and Sir Michael Ellis.
“Conservative politicians are fleeing the Blue Wall in droves,” said Sarah Olney, the Liberal Democrat finance spokeswoman.
“Michael Gove is afraid of the Liberal Democrats. The drumbeat of Conservative MPs resigning grows louder with each passing day and is now deafening.”
Gove, 56, has been in politics for 19 years, having been first elected as the Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath in 2005.
He served as Education Secretary under David Cameron from 2010 to 2014, and later under Theresa May and Boris Johnson.
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