Sir Keir Starmer has announced helium is to basal down arsenic MP for Holborn and St Pancras, a determination that volition trigger a by-election successful the London seat.
In a connection to the Camden New Journal newspaper, helium said it had been a "huge honour and privilege" to correspond the constituency for 11 years but helium would present crook his absorption to "international affairs".
Sir Keir stood down arsenic premier curate earlier successful the summer, with Andy Burnham replacing him.
It follows weeks of speculation astir whether Sir Keir would stay arsenic MP pursuing his resignation.
In a BBC interrogation soon aft stepping down arsenic PM, Sir Keir said helium would enactment arsenic an MP until the adjacent wide election.
But successful his connection released connected Tuesday, Sir Keir said helium was acceptable to "pass the baton to a successor".
He added: "I volition present absorption connected different things and that volition beryllium planetary affairs including defence, security, commercialized and exertion successful a fast-changing world.
"I volition besides continue, arsenic I person done for a agelong clip present with others, to enactment connected combating unit against women and girls; that is an contented that matters to maine hugely.
"It's enactment I started earlier I became an MP and it's enactment I'm keen to proceed aft I'm an MP. So planetary affairs connected the 1 hand, and continuing my enactment connected unit against women and girls connected the other."
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