The MP for Pudsey, Horsforth and Aireborough has shared which of the final Tory leadership candidates will get his vote. 

Stuart Andrew, who has remained in his seat since the 2010 election, is faced with a choice between former chancellor Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss.

Revealing his vote on social media, Mr Andrew said: “I am supporting Rishi as our next leader.

“He has helped me in my campaign to get the Infrastructure Bank located in Leeds and allocated £20m for the ring road improvements.

“A serious man for serious times.”

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Cabinet resignation

The MP was part of a mass exodus of cabinet ministers following former health secretary Sajid Javid and Mr Sunak’s shock resignations.

Mr Andrew resigned as Housing Minister in early July, stating that loyalty and unity had “overridden my judgement recently”.

In his letter of resignation, he said: “It is with real sadness that I write to tender my resignation from HM Government.

“I have been honoured to serve in a number of roles within government over the past few years, most recently as the Minister for Housing.

“This is a role, although having only been in post for six months, I have enjoyed immensely and I’m grateful to have been supported by a superb team, both in my private office and the wider civil service, within the department.

“There is so much you have achieved and which I admire. Brexit led to a complete stalemate in Parliament and your leadership in resolving that was no mean feat but you managed it following a hugely successful general election.

“The pandemic followed, and the swift financial response provided to so many households gave the reassurance they needed at an incredibly worrying time and the rollout of the vaccine enabled our country to get back to work with confidence.

"Now we face a proud independent country being threatened by an aggressive neighbour and again your response to the situation has been excellent.

“Loyalty and unity are traits that I have always endeavoured to provide for our great party.

"However, I fear I have let these override my judgement recently. There comes a time when you have to look at your own personal integrity and that time is now.

"Therefore, given recent events I have no other choice than to resign.”

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