Chelmsford MP Sir Simon Burns has announced that he will retire at the next General Election, due to take place in May 2020.Sir Simon, who has represented the city since 1987 and was knighted in the 2015 Birthday Honours list, has said he will not put himself forward as the Conservative candidate in 2020.He said: "At the next General Election, I will have had the honour to represent the people of Chelmsford in the House of Commons for 33 years and I will be 67 years old."It has been,...
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