Rory Stewart quits the Conservatives and says he won't stand at the next general election

Stewart was the surprise package in the leadership contest to replace Theresa May as prime minister earlier this year.

LONDON — Rory Stewart has resigned from Boris Johnson's Conservative party and said he will not stand at the next general election. Stewart — who ran against Johnson in the contest to replace Theresa May as party leader and prime minister earlier this year — is a vocal critic of the Conservative government's handling of Brexit. He and 20 other members of Parliament had the Conservative whip removed after they voted to stop a no-deal Brexit.

LONDON — Rory Stewart has resigned from Boris Johnson's Conservative party and said he will not stand at the next general election. Stewart — who ran against Johnson in the contest to replace Theresa May as party leader and prime minister earlier this year — is a vocal critic of the Conservative government's handling of Brexit. He and 20 other members of Parliament had the Conservative whip removed after they voted to stop a no-deal Brexit.

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