Jack Straw to stand down as MP
The Labour MP Jack Straw - a former Foreign and Home Secretary - has announced he's standing down at the next general election.
Will Straw tweets of 'pride' for dad Jack
Jack Straw's son, who is embarking on his own career in politics, has posted a tribute to his father on Twitter:
The junior Mr Straw is hoping to be elected for Labour in the Lancashire constituency of Rossendale and Darwen, which neighbours his father's soon-to-be-vacant seat of Blackburn.
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