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Science minister Andrew Griffith will stand for re-election, as will his predecessor George Freeman
A host of Conservative MPs have announced that they will stand down at the coming election, but several key figures for R&D policy are planning to fight on.
With the Conservatives trailing Labour in the polls ahead of a general election now confirmed for 4 July, 75 of the party’s MPs have so far announced that they will not stand for re-election, according to the Conservative Home website.