Former justice secretary and deputy prime minister Dominic Raab will stand down on the subsequent election, Sky News understands.
It comes a month after he give up Rishi Sunak’s cupboard over claims he bullied civil servants.
Mr Raab has been the Conservative MP for Esher and Walton in Surrey since 2010.
He has “become increasingly concerned” in regards to the stress the job has positioned on his younger household, in accordance with a letter explaining his resolution seen by The Telegraph.
Mr Raab is the newest high-profile Tory MP to announce they won’t be contesting their seats.
Other former cupboard ministers akin to Sajid Javid, Nadine Dorries and George Eustice have additionally introduced their intention to face down.
Last month, a bullying probe into Mr Raab’s behaviour concluded he acted in an “intimidating way” and was “unreasonably and persistently aggressive” in conferences.
The findings, from unbiased investigator Adan Tolley, additionally mentioned his conduct whereas working throughout completely different authorities departments “involved an abuse or misuse of power in a way that undermines or humiliates”.
The report was triggered after eight formal complaints towards Mr Raab from throughout his time as justice secretary, international secretary and Brexit secretary – with two of them upheld.
Mr Raab, who denied wrongdoing, had mentioned he would resign if he was discovered to have bullied civil servants.
He saved that promise however in a fiery resignation letter took challenge with the report, calling the inquiry “flawed” and claiming the conclusions “set a dangerous precedent for the conduct of good government”.
He later mentioned it was a “Kafkaesque saga” and accused a small faction of civil servants of coordinating a plot to oust him.
Source: information.sky.com”