A steady stream of MPs have announced they will not be standing at the election with the total now standing at 98.
The most recent MP to announce they are standing down was James Heappey, the current minister for the armed forces, who has been the Conservative MP for Wells since 2015.He joins high-profile names such as Theresa May, Ben Wallace, Sajid Javid, Dominic Raab and Matt Hancock.The 98 departures already make it the highest number of retirements since 2010. The exodus is greater on the Conservative benches, which are on track for their biggest wave of departures since the 1997 Labour landslide.
Here is the list of departing MPs:: CONSERVATIVES - 62Adam Afriyie - Windsor Nickie Aiken - City of London and Westminster Lucy Allan - Telford Stuart Andrew - Pudsey Richard Bacon - South NorfolkJohn Baron - Basildon and BilllericayPaul Beresford - Mole ValleyGraham Brady - Altrincham and Sale westSteve Brine - Winchester Lisa Cameron - East Kilbride, Strathaven and LesmahagowAndy Carter - Warrington South William Cash - StoneChris Clarkson - Heywood and Middleton Tracey Crouch - Chatham and...
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