Barry Sheerman, longest-serving Labour MP, to retire at next election
81-year-old Huddersfield MP says in Twitter announcement that representing constituency has been ‘honour of my life’
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81-year-old Huddersfield MP says in Twitter announcement that representing constituency has been ‘honour of my life’
Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman’s announcement that he will not contest the next general election will be greeted with a sense of sadness both within his constituency and in the wider political landscape.
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The father of five had been a Conservative MP for nearly 40 years, since his election in 1983
The former Foreign Secretary was handed a rise of nearly £20,000 last year - taking his pay package as president of the International Rescue Committee to an astonishing (£768,000).