Kate Hoey: Prominent Brexiteer says she will stand down as Labour MP at next election

Kate Hoey will stand down as MP for Vauxhall at the next election.
PA
Bonnie Christian8 July 2019
WEST END FINAL

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

Prominent Labour Brexiteer MP Kate Hoey has announced she will stand down at the next election.

The former minister tweeted a letter to her constituents saying that, after 30 years representing the Vauxhall constituency, she would "not seek re-election as a Labour candidate".

Labour's Stephen Pound, who represents Ealing North, and Stephen Twigg, who represents Liverpool, West Derby, have also announced that they will not stand at the next general election.

The deadline for the party's MPs to declare whether they intend to stand for re-selection as a candidate is on Monday.

Ms Hoey wrote: "Until the next general election I will of course continue every single day to give my all to help constituents in Vauxhall and to campaign for policies that make life better for residents.

"I will carry on until a general election serving with the energy, honesty and integrity that I have tried to bring to public service my whole life.

"It remains a huge privilege to serve this special part of London. I have had wonderful staff over the years some with me for over 20 years and I thank them all for their personal support.

"I am profoundly grateful to those party members, local residents, community groups and trade unions with whom I have worked and campaigned over so many years."

Ms Hoey has been MP for Vauxhall since 1989 and famously campaigned alongside Nigel Farage in favour of leaving the EU.

Ms Hoey campaigned alongside Nigel Farage in favour of leaving the EU.
Jeff Spicer/Getty Image

Last year Labour chiefs passed a vote of no confidence in Ms Hoey and called for her to be barred from standing as the Labour candidate at the next election

It came as she sided with the Government to avoid it being defeated on its Trade Bill in a Brexit showdown.

They passed a motion accusing Ms Hoey of “collaborating” with the Right-wing European Research Group, led by Jacob Rees-Mogg, in the bust-up over a customs union.

The Borough of Lambeth, which includes the Vauxhall constituency, voted 78.6 per cent to stay in the European Union in the 2016 referendum - the highest proportion of Remain voters of any area aside from Gibraltar.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Sign up you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy notice .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in