{"id":58645,"date":"2024-05-25T08:08:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T08:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/25\/andrea-leadsom-to-stand-down-before-general-election\/"},"modified":"2024-05-25T08:08:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T08:08:54","slug":"andrea-leadsom-to-stand-down-before-general-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/25\/andrea-leadsom-to-stand-down-before-general-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Leadsom to stand down before general election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png?resize=160,90&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Andrea Leadsom to stand down before general election\" title=\"Andrea Leadsom to stand down before general election\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"sc-43e6b7ba-0 bWSguZ\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline\" class=\"sc-36c5adb2-0 hRDcag\">\n<div class=\"sc-36c5adb2-1 bbDvkT\">\n<p><time class=\"sc-36c5adb2-9 bhJTar\">11 hours ago<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-36c5adb2-2 jNqxmZ\">\n<p><span data-testid=\"byline-name\" class=\"sc-36c5adb2-5 fiZctN\">Peter Walker<!-- -->,<!-- --><\/span><span data-testid=\"byline-role\" class=\"sc-36c5adb2-6 hzkUOS\">BBC News, Northamptonshire<!-- --><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-43e6b7ba-0 loyNYl\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-fd6cb93-1 hXQtlW\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/15f3\/live\/ccf2b260-1a09-11ef-ba4e-27d2bb49048b.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/15f3\/live\/ccf2b260-1a09-11ef-ba4e-27d2bb49048b.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/15f3\/live\/ccf2b260-1a09-11ef-ba4e-27d2bb49048b.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/15f3\/live\/ccf2b260-1a09-11ef-ba4e-27d2bb49048b.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/15f3\/live\/ccf2b260-1a09-11ef-ba4e-27d2bb49048b.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/15f3\/live\/ccf2b260-1a09-11ef-ba4e-27d2bb49048b.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/15f3\/live\/ccf2b260-1a09-11ef-ba4e-27d2bb49048b.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/15f3\/live\/ccf2b260-1a09-11ef-ba4e-27d2bb49048b.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"PA Media Dame Andrea Leadsom, wearing a blue blazer and fascinator hat, after being made a Dame Commander of the British Empire for services to politics by the Prince of Wales during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London\" class=\"sc-fd6cb93-0 hvRJnO\"\/><span class=\"sc-fd6cb93-2 iuQLaK\">PA Media<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Andrea Leadsom said the Conservatives were most aligned with people&#8217;s &#8220;ideals and values&#8221;<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-43e6b7ba-0 bWSguZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Her previous government positions included being environment secretary, leader of the House of Commons and business secretary.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She is currently minister for public health, start for life and primary care.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ms Leadsom was close to becoming prime minister in 2016, but withdrew from the leadership race that Theresa May ultimately won.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She received a <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-northamptonshire-63246266\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">damehood in October 2022 for services to politics<!-- --><\/a>.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla\">&#8216;Ideals and values&#8217;<!-- --><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c4nnl0wy22xo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11 hours ago Peter Walker,BBC News, Northamptonshire PA Media Andrea Leadsom said the Conservatives were most aligned with people&#8217;s &#8220;ideals and values&#8221; Her previous government positions included being environment secretary, leader of the House of Commons and business secretary. 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