Tessa Jowell steps down as MP
Dame Tessa Jowell is to retire as an MP at the general election after nearly a quarter of a century in the Commons, the former Cabinet minister has told her local Labour constituency party in south London.
MPs praise Dame Tessa Jowell as she steps down
Dame Tessa Jowell's colleagues and fellow MPs took to Twitter to praise the former Cabinet minister, who is to retire at the general election.
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