Thursday 10pm: Which Labour MPs have said they will stand down at the election?

Tom Blenkinsop, Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Alan Johnson, Hull West and Hessle

Iain Wright, Hartlepool

Andrew Smith, Oxford East

Pat Glass, North West Durham

Gisela Stuart, Birmingham Edgbaston

Andy Burnham, Leigh

Jim Dowd, Lewisham West and Penge

Rob Marris, Wolverhampton South West

Fiona Mactaggart, Slough

Dave Anderson, Blaydon

Michael Dugher, Barnsley East

Graham Allen, Nottingham North

Tags: iain wright / Lewisham West and Penge / Birmingham Edgbaston / North West Durham / Andrew Smith / Hull West and Hessle / Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland / general election 2017 / Election 17 / Hartlepool / Alan Johnson / oxford east / leigh / Brexit / Jim Dowd / Pat Glass / Tom Blenkinsop / Gisela Stuart / Andy Burnham /

Peter Edwards was editor of LabourList from 2016 to 2018.

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