RT @PARLYapp: Erskine May: It is a settled principle of parliamentary law that a Member, after being duly chosen, cannot relinquish his or her seat. An MP who wishes to retire is appointed to an office under the Crown, which legally vacates the seat and obliges the House to order a new writ.

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