Hampshire Chronicle column - Farewell Thursday, 30 May, 2024 My final column is perhaps more reflective than usual but I hope you will forgive me as I prepare to formally step down as Parliament is formally Dissolved ahead of the General Election on July 4. Fourteen years ago, in May 2010, I was first elected as our MP. That was the culmination of many years hard work and realised my dream. It is, of course, hard to leave but wherever my travels take me... Hampshire Chronicle column
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