Liz McInnes tweets she is standing down and votes against the election

Liz McInnes tweets she is standing down

Heywood and Middleton MP Liz McInnes posted a tweet on Tuesday saying she is standing down as an MP just hours after the Prime Minster called for a snap general election.

On Wednesday, MPs voted by 522 to 13 in favour of Theresa May's proposal to hold the general election on 8 June. One of the thirteen dissenters was Liz McInnes.

Ms McInnes entered Parliament in October 2014 having won the Heywood and Middleton seat following Jim Dobbin's death, though with a much reduced majority beating UKIP by just 617 votes.

http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/91824/labour-wins-heywood-and-middleton-but-ukip-slashes-majority

She retained her seat in the May 2015 general election increasing her majority to 5,299.

http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/95656/liz-mcinnes-retained-her-heywood-and-middleton-seat-with-an-increased-majority

Ms McInnes has not responded to an invitation to comment.