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| Tim Yeo MP dropped by South Suffolk Tories | Tim Yeo MP dropped by South Suffolk Tories |
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| Conservative MP Tim Yeo has been dropped by his constituency party. | Conservative MP Tim Yeo has been dropped by his constituency party. |
| The decision was made by the South Suffolk Conservative Association in a secret ballot on Friday evening. | The decision was made by the South Suffolk Conservative Association in a secret ballot on Friday evening. |
| In a statement, the association said Mr Yeo was "now considering his position and will advise the executive council of his intended course of action". | In a statement, the association said Mr Yeo was "now considering his position and will advise the executive council of his intended course of action". |
| Last month, Mr Yeo, who has been MP for South Suffolk since 1983, was cleared by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards of breaking lobbying rules. | Last month, Mr Yeo, who has been MP for South Suffolk since 1983, was cleared by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards of breaking lobbying rules. |
| The Tory MP was secretly filmed by Sunday Times investigators posing as representatives of a fictional energy company seeking to hire his services. | The Tory MP was secretly filmed by Sunday Times investigators posing as representatives of a fictional energy company seeking to hire his services. |
| The paper said he had admitted telling a business associate what to say in evidence to the committee he chaired. | The paper said he had admitted telling a business associate what to say in evidence to the committee he chaired. |
| But the watchdog said the newspaper had used "subterfuge, misrepresentation and selective quotation" in its report. | But the watchdog said the newspaper had used "subterfuge, misrepresentation and selective quotation" in its report. |
| Mr Yeo, a former environment minister, had previously told the BBC that he intended to stand again in 2015. | Mr Yeo, a former environment minister, had previously told the BBC that he intended to stand again in 2015. |
| If he does not accept the decision he can appeal or apply to be the new candidate when the selection process gets under way. | If he does not accept the decision he can appeal or apply to be the new candidate when the selection process gets under way. |
| Mr Yeo is yet to comment. |