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The second full day of campaigning is marked by an exodus of MPs, including long-serving Mr Gove.

Mr Gove and leading Brexiteer Andrea Leadsom are latest high profile Conservatives to stand down at election

In a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak posted on X, Andrea Leadsom said she had come to the decision after 'careful reflection' but did not go into detail about her reasons for quitting.

Boris Johnson learnt the hard way that loyalty was not always Mr Gove's top priority.

Eighty Tory MPs have now said they won't be standing in this July's General Election

Seventy-eight Tory MPs are quitting rather than standing, beating 1997’s record number

Michael Gove has announced that he is stepping down as an MP, becoming the biggest name in a Tory exodus after Rishi Sunak surprised colleagues with his snap election.

Michael Gove is the secretary of state for Levelling Up and has been in the Cabinet for more than a decade

The Lib Dems say the Housing Secretary and other MPs standing down are 'running scared' of their party

The housing minister is just the latest Conservative MP to throw in the towel.

The Housing Secretary joined a growing parliamentary exodus.

His departure from the House of Commons will see the exit of someone who has been a near-mainstay in Whitehall while the Tories have been in power.

Michael Gove has announced he will stand down after the General Election in July, citing 'new leadership'.

And, Nooo Jeremy Corbyn for Labour

The number quitting parliament has surpassed the 72 who quit prior to Sir Tony Blair’s 1997 landslide win for Labour.

The Housing Secretary and MP for Surrey Heath said he had "always tried to be a voice for those who are overlooked and undervalued"

The Housing Secretary and MP for Surrey Heath said he had "always tried to be a voice for those who are overlooked and undervalued"

Gove broke the news in a letter saying: "As a child in Aberdeen I could never have imagined I would have the opportunity to sit in the Commons."