Over the last few weeks, a number of MPs have announced that they will not run in the next general election, including multiple from across North East and North Yorkshire.

Dehenna Davison, of Bishop Auckland, Nigel Adams, of Selby, and Alex Cunningham, of Stockton, have confirmed they will not seek re-election. 

This comes as parties have asked their MPs to confirm whether they will run in the next election as part of the parliamentary process.

Nationally, there has been an exodus of disillusioned Tory MPs who have decided that they do not want to stand during the next election - with 13 quitting so far.

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However, one senior Tory said: "Most MPs thinking of quitting will ignore the deadline in case they change their mind", suggesting that more may throw in the towel in future.

Saturday saw the high-profile departure of Sajid Javid, the former Chancellor, who was the 13th Tory to quit. 

Conservative MPs Dehenna Davison, the Bishop Auckland MP, and Nigel Adams, the MP for Selby, have joined him in confirming they will not stand in the next election. 

Dehenna Davison, the first ever Conservative MP for Bishop Aukland and current Levelling Up Minister, said that her decision to stand down was due to "devote more of my time to life outside of politics. I haven’t had anything like a normal life for a twentysomething."

Recent polling suggested that Ms Davison would lose Bishop Auckland at the next General Election, with Labour reportedly having an 87% chance of winning the seat.

The next general election, scheduled for no later than January 2025, is predicted to see the Labour party take a huge majority of seats, following the public's loss of faith - which has triggered the MPs' exodus.

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Analysts and MPs currently estimate between 24 and 80 Conservative MPs will quit if it looks as though Labour will win in a majority. 

However, it is not just Tory MPs who have said they will be on the campaign trail - with a number of Labour MPs also taking themselves out of the running. 

Alex Cunningham, the MP for Stockton North and Shadow Justice Minister for Courts and Sentencing, has stood in four elections but has confirmed his retirement from politics. 

About his decision, Mr Cunningham said: "The next general election would be the right time for me to retire and hopefully do many of the other things I’ve never been able to fit in". 

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