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| Milburn to stand down at election | Milburn to stand down at election |
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| The former cabinet minister Alan Milburn is to stand down as an MP at the next election. | The former cabinet minister Alan Milburn is to stand down as an MP at the next election. |
| Mr Milburn, the former health minister, told his local party in Darlington of his decision on Saturday morning. | Mr Milburn, the former health minister, told his local party in Darlington of his decision on Saturday morning. |
| He said: "Standing down as an MP will give me the chance to balance my work and my family life with the time to pursue challenges other than politics." | He said: "Standing down as an MP will give me the chance to balance my work and my family life with the time to pursue challenges other than politics." |
| He left frontline politics in 2003 and said he had never wished to return nor had he regretted the decision. | He left frontline politics in 2003 and said he had never wished to return nor had he regretted the decision. |
| A spokesman for Gordon Brown said Mr Milburn had told the prime minister of his decision during a telephone call on Saturday morning. | A spokesman for Gordon Brown said Mr Milburn had told the prime minister of his decision during a telephone call on Saturday morning. |
| He said: "Gordon thanked Alan for his many years' service to the country and the Labour Party, and wished him well for the future." | He said: "Gordon thanked Alan for his many years' service to the country and the Labour Party, and wished him well for the future." |
| Outside job | Outside job |
| Mr Milburn did not get caught up in the MPs' expenses scandal despite claiming more than £20,000 in second home allowance in each of the years between 2004 and 2008. | Mr Milburn did not get caught up in the MPs' expenses scandal despite claiming more than £20,000 in second home allowance in each of the years between 2004 and 2008. |
| MP for Darlington since 1992, Mr Milburn was health secretary between 1999 and 2003, when he resigned citing lack of balance between home and work. | MP for Darlington since 1992, Mr Milburn was health secretary between 1999 and 2003, when he resigned citing lack of balance between home and work. |
| Tory MP Maclean to leave Commons | |
| He currently has an advisory role, chairing a commission on social mobility for Gordon Brown. | He currently has an advisory role, chairing a commission on social mobility for Gordon Brown. |
| Mr Brown's spokesman said the report on access to professions which Mr Milburn was commissioned to write would be published soon. | Mr Brown's spokesman said the report on access to professions which Mr Milburn was commissioned to write would be published soon. |
| Mr Milburn is expected to be one of the highest earners in the Labour Party when figures for his work outside parliament are made public from 1 July under the new Commons reforms rules. | Mr Milburn is expected to be one of the highest earners in the Labour Party when figures for his work outside parliament are made public from 1 July under the new Commons reforms rules. |
| He currently works for firms including Lloyds Pharmacy and PepsiCo. | He currently works for firms including Lloyds Pharmacy and PepsiCo. |
| Tory MP David Maclean has also announced he is to stand down at the next General Election, due to ill-health. |