West Lancashire by-election looms as Rosie Cooper resigns as MP

Key Facts

• Ms Cooper has been appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern by the Chancellor, an archaic process that effectively resigns an MP.
• The MP, who was the target of a murder plot in 2017, previously said she had accepted a role in the NHS "after a considerable period of soul-searching and reflection".
• A statement from the Treasury said: "The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this day appointed Rosemary Elizabeth Cooper to be Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern."
• Ms Cooper, who held a majority of more than 8,300, previously said it had been "an incredible honour and privilege" to have served the people of West Lancashire.

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