Tory MP Mensch quits for move to New York

CONSERVATIVE MP Louise Mensch is to quit politics and move to New York to be with her rock band manager husband and their family.

The backbencher, who shot to prominence as a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee which investigated the phone-hacking scandal, said she was devastated but it was a "necessary decision".

The move will trigger a by-election for her marginal seat in Corby, Northamptonshire.

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