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    Ex-Tory MP warns Sunak faces ‘toughest by-election yet’ in his former seat

    by Christopher McKeon Jan 11, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Chris Skidmore has “no regrets” over leaving Parliament, the former Tory said as he warned the party faces its “toughest by-election fight so far” in his seat.

    The former MP for Kingswood, near Bristol, formally quit Parliament on Monday after announcing last week that he was resigning the Conservative whip over the Government’s plans to mandate the issuing of new oil and gas licences.

    In an interview with the PA news agency, Mr Skidmore said his decision had followed a period of reflection after 18 months in which policy on the environment.

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