There are now a total of 121 MPs who have declared they will not be seeking re-election this time around
Six more Conservative MPs have announced they will not be standing at the General Election after Rishi Sunak named the date as July 4th.
They join an exit list that includes former prime minister Theresa May and ex-cabinet ministers Matt Hancock, Dominic Raab, Nadhim Zahawi, John Redwood and Ben Wallace. Since Mr Sunak announced the election date on Wednesday evening, a total of 15 MPs have publicly declared they would not be seeking re-election, eleven of them Conservative MPs.
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