Tory exodus continues: Two more MPs 発表する they are standing 負かす／撃墜する at the next 総選挙 as 投票 shows 労働 is 21 points ahead

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The exodus of Tory MPs from 議会 has continued to grow as two more backbenchers said they will やめる at the next 総選挙.

Sir Paul Beresford, the long-serving MP for Mole Valley, and Stephen McPartland, who has been MP for Stevenage since 2010, 明らかにする／漏らすd they will not re-contest their seats.

It means there are now 20 Tory MPs who will leave the ありふれたs at the next 総選挙, which has to be held no later than January 2025.

The stream of 保守的なs 発表するing they are standing 負かす／撃墜する comes まっただ中に 恐れるs of a ぼんやり現れるing Tory wipeout.

Rishi Sunak's party is continuing to lag far behind Sir Keir Starmer's 労働 in opinion 投票s, 誘発するing 関心s that 列s of Tory 選挙区／有権者s are at 危険.

The 最新の 投票 from Redfield & Wilton 戦略s showed the 保守的なs are 21 百分率 points behind 労働 ? but this was five points いっそう少なく than the previous week's 調査する.

The 最新の 投票 from Redfield & Wilton 戦略s showed the 保守的なs are 21 百分率 points behind 労働

Sir Paul Beresford (left), the long-serving MP for Mole Valley, and Stephen McPartland (権利), who has been MP for Stevenage since 2010, 明らかにする／漏らすd they will not re-contest their seats

This week's 研究?設立する 41 per cent of 投票者s 推定する／予想する a 労働 大多数 to be the most likely 結果 of a 総選挙.

Just 17 per cent 推定する／予想するd a Tory 大多数 and even より小数の (9 per cent) 推定する／予想するd a 保守的な-led 少数，小数派 政府.

Tory former 閣僚 大臣s Nadine Dorries, Sajid Javid and George Eustice are also の中で those 保守的な MPs who have 発表するd they will not contest the next 総選挙.

Ex-health 長官 Matt Hancock, who was stripped of the Tory whip over his money-making TV 外見 on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here, is also leaving 議会.?

Sir Paul has been MP for Mole Valley since 1997. The 76-year-old's Surrey 選挙区／有権者 is considered a Tory 安全な seat, with a 12,000-投票（する） 大多数 won at the 2019 総選挙.

Under 計画（する）s for a shake-up of 議会の 選挙区／有権者s ahead of the next 選挙, the seat will be redrawn as Dorking and Horley.

In an email to his 選挙権を持つ／選挙人s, Sir Paul said he had decided not to contest the new seat 'after a 広大な／多数の／重要な 取引，協定 of thought'.

'In truth, I did give serious thought to contesting the 2024 選挙 and serving in one more 議会 and the 決定／判定勝ち（する） has not been 平易な,' he 追加するd.

'With this said, I am very much of the 見解（をとる） that anyone elected as an MP 借りがあるs it to their 選挙権を持つ／選挙人s to throw themselves 完全に into the 役割.

'And when you find yourself beginning to wonder what life without midnight sittings of the House and a diary built around the whims of the Whips' Office might look like - it is probably time to step 支援する.'

Rishi Sunak's party are continuing to lag far behind Sir Keir Starmer's 労働 in opinion 投票s,?which has 誘発するd 関心s that 広大な 列s of Tory 選挙区／有権者s are at 危険

Mr McPartland?won his Stevenage seat off 労働 at the 2010 総選挙 and held it with an 8,500-投票（する） 大多数 in 2019.

It has 伝統的に been 見解（をとる）d as a bellwether seat of the 国家の result at a 総選挙 and was held by 労働 under Tony Blair's three 選挙 victories, having been a Tory seat under both John Major and Margaret Thatcher.?

Mr McPartland 簡潔に served as a Home Office 大臣 last summer as part of Boris Johnson's 選挙管理内閣.

Last month, he was the only 保守的な MP to 投票（する） against the 政府's 法案 to introduce 最小限 service levels during public 部門 strikes.

The 46-year-old 攻撃する，衝突する out at the 'shameful' 法律制定 and （人命などを）奪う，主張するd it 'does nothing to stop strikes'.

He 警告するd it could lead to the 解雇（する）ing of individual NHS staff or teachers.

In a letter to the PM, Mr McPartland said he had decided not to 捜し出す reselection as the Tory 候補者 in Stevenage 'after much soul-searching'.

He told Mr Sunak he 手配中の，お尋ね者 to '（問題を）取り上げる new 適切な時期s outside of politics' but 公約するd to 'always support' the Tories.

によれば his 登録（する） of 利益／興味s, Mr McPartland was last year 収入 nearly £10,000 a month from consultancy work and from his 役割 with a furniture retailer in 新規加入 to his salary for 存在 an MP.