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UK: Another 'One Nation' Conservative MP announces that they will be standing

down at this general election. 

- Ed Vaizey had the whip withdrawn alongside 20 other Conservative MPs that

voted against the gov't in October in an attempt to avoid a no-deal Brexit. 

- While the number of MPs from across the Commons standing down at this election

is not significantly higher or lower than other years, there is significant

focus on the political nature of Conservative MPs that are standing down.

- Almost all are from the so-called 'One Nation' wing of the party that has

proved the most tepid towards Brexit.

- Many are also female MPs that may have sought to sit in the Commons for a

longer period of time, but have raised the issue of social media and personal

abuse, often related to Brexit, as reasons for their standing down. 

- Following the election, the composition of the Commons in terms of views is

likely to be very different. Labour in recent years has moved sharply to the

left, while Conservative MPs following the election are more likely to subscribe

to the more right-wing, pro-Brexit views of the European Research Group.