Ex-minister Byers set to quit as MP
Updated on 14 November 2009
Former Cabinet minister Stephen Byers is to stand down from Parliament at the next general election.
Mr Byers is one of the most prominent Blairites on the Labour backbenches and has been a critic of Gordon Brown's performance as Prime Minister, openly discussing the prospect of challenges to his leadership.
He said he was standing down as MP for North Tyneside "in order to pursue other interests and look to fresh challenges", but insisted that he would continue to support Labour in the months and years to come.
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