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Claire Perry to stand down at next election

06 September 2019 • 3 min read

BREAKING: Potential COP26 President and Conservative MP for Devizes announces she won't be seeking re-selection as Tory candidate at the next election

Claire Perry, the former Energy and Clean Growth Minister and likely COP26 President, has announced she will not stand for Parliament again at the next general election. In a Twitter post today Perry...

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