Christine Jardine "will not be Lib Dem candidate" at next election
Christine Jardine MP (Photo: The Scotsman) Christine Jardine, the Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West has confirmed she will not stand as a Liberal Democrat at the next General Election. This is what Christine has shared on her social media channels: Note that she says "I'm said I won't be there". The decision is clearly not one she wanted to make. In a fuller statement, she says: "I have written to my local party to let them know I shall not be standing as the Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Edinburgh West at the next election, following the recent decision by some of the local party. "I have informed them that although I am able to request a ballot of the membership, it is with a heavy heart I have decided not to pursue this. I do not wish to expose anyone to more tension and division. "I shall continue to represent my constituents with the care I have always sought to bring over the last nine years. "It has been, and remains, an honou...
