Statement of Rt. Hon Bruce George MP to the Walsall South Constituency Labour Party  

I am today announcing to the Walsall South Constituency Labour Party that I am standing down as its candidate at the forthcoming General Election, though I shall remain an active MP until the dissolution of the House. It is a decision that I have agonised over for the last several months and that I have reached with the very greatest of reluctance and with an extremely heavy heart. However, I feel it is the right decision: the right decision for me, for my wife and above all for the Walsall South electorate and Labour Party. I know some of you have heard this from me at previous elections, but this time it is my final decision and I have communicated it to the Regional Labour Party. There is no one single reason for my decision, but rather a combination of reasons. I will be 68 in June and I have experienced a few health problems of late. Whilst I am generally very healthy and am still...