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Falkirk MP Eric Joyce will not stand for re-election in 2015
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| Contributor | New Jerusalem |
| Last Edited | New Jerusalem Mar 03, 2012 09:26am |
| Category | Announcement |
| News Date | Mar 03, 2012 09:00am |
| Description | An MP suspended from the Labour Party has said he will not stand for re-election to parliament in 2015.
Falkirk's Eric Joyce said his decision to go followed an incident in a House of Commons bar last week.
The Labour whip was withdrawn from the 51-year-old after he was arrested and charged with three counts of assault.
Mr Joyce added that his decision had nothing to do with reports of a relationship with a teenage election campaigner, which he denies.
The politician, who has been MP for Falkirk since December 2000, served in the Royal Army Educational Corps before pursuing a career in politics.
On Thursday, Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont called on the MP to stand down following newspaper allegations about his relationship with a 17-year-old girl.
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