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Mapped: All the MPs standing down at the next election

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Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has has become the latest Tory MP to announce that he will stand down at the next election, saying it was the “right time” for him to “look for some new challenges”.

Mr Heaton-Harris said on X it had been an “honour and a privilege to serve” and passed on his thanks to

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