Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 23 May 2023

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1. Raab to stand down

Dominic Raab will stand down as an MP at the next election, reported The Telegraph. In a letter to the chairman of his local Conservative Association, the former deputy prime minister said he is concerned about “the pressure the job has placed on my young family”. His decision comes a month after he resigned as a minister when a bullying inquiry found he had acted in an “intimidating” way towards officials. His constituency, of Esher and Walton in Surrey, is a top target for the Liberal Democrats at the next election.

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