A Greater Manchester MP has announced that she will not stand at the next general election.
Kate Green, who has represented Stretford and Urmston in Trafford since 2010, emailed her Constituency Labour Party (CLP) on Thursday (February 10), the Mirror reports.
She said the decision had been "tough" to make, but that it is the 'right time for me to move on to new opportunities.'
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The next general election is not due to take place until 2024, and Green said she would continue to do "everything" to serve her constituents to the best of her ability.
Green served as Shadow Secretary of State for Education from 2020 to 2021, and was Shadow Minister of State for Disabled People under Ed Milliband from 2013 to 2015.
She was awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 2005 in recognition for her work, before she was a parliamentarian, supporting one parent families.
In 2009, Green was selected as the candidate for Stretford and Urmston through an all-women shortlist following Beverley Hughes's announcement that she would not be seeking re-election.
She was elected as Member of Parliament on 6 May 2010, securing 48.6% of the vote and increasing the majority Hughes gained in the 2005 general election.
In an email seen by the Mirror, the MP said it had been her 'great privilege' to hold the seat for over a decade, but cited new opportunities as her reason for stepping down.
"It has been my great privilege to represent Stretford and Urmston since 2010, but I have decided that I will not put myself forward to be our candidate at the next election," she said.
"You can imagine that this is a very tough decision for me to make, but I know it will be the right time for me to move on to new opportunities and new experiences.
"Of course, an election may be more than two years off, and until then, I will do everything I can do serve my constituents to the very best of my ability."
