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| MP steps down in key battle seat | MP steps down in key battle seat |
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| A Labour MP is to stand down at the next general election in a Merseyside seat targeted by the Conservative Party, it has been announced. | A Labour MP is to stand down at the next general election in a Merseyside seat targeted by the Conservative Party, it has been announced. |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas won her Crosby seat with a huge swing in 1997 to become the area's first ever Labour MP. | |
| The seat, which is to be renamed to be Sefton Central, has been identified as a key target for the Conservatives. | The seat, which is to be renamed to be Sefton Central, has been identified as a key target for the Conservatives. |
| In 2004, she topped the first list of MPs published expenses having claimed £168,889. | |
| In a letter detailing her resignation Ms Curtis-Thomas said it was with "great regret and sadness" she had decided to resign. |