WINDSOR’S MP Adam Afriyie felt “now is the right time” to bow out and allow a new representative for the town.
Yesterday, the Windsor Conservative Association announced Mr Afriyie is to step down as the town’s long-serving MP at the next general election.
The Conservative Parliamentarian has represented Windsor, as well as Colnbrook and Ascot, since 2005.
In a statement, Mr Afriyie said now that Brexit has concluded and the fourth Tory leadership election is underway, he felt it was “the right time” to step down for a new MP to represent the constituency.
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He said: “Having come from a tough background in South London, it has been a huge honour to have served in the wonderful Windsor constituency since 2005. It is a double and unexpected honour to have been elected the first black Conservative MP in the history of our Party, and to have served as a Shadow Science Minister and as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Ghana under successive governments…
“There is no greater honour than to serve your country and your constituents, and I will diligently continue to perform my duties until the next election.”
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Lars Swann, the Chairman of the Windsor Conservatives Association, said Mr Afriyie will be “missed by many” and that the selection for a new candidate will commence this autumn.
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