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| Sir Alan Beith MP to step down after 40 years | Sir Alan Beith MP to step down after 40 years |
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| Long-serving Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith has announced he will step down at the next election. | Long-serving Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith has announced he will step down at the next election. |
| The member for Berwick upon Tweed, in Northumberland, is the longest-serving Liberal since Lloyd George, after being elected in 1973. | The member for Berwick upon Tweed, in Northumberland, is the longest-serving Liberal since Lloyd George, after being elected in 1973. |
| He said he will carry on until 2015 and would continue to be very active until then. | He said he will carry on until 2015 and would continue to be very active until then. |
| A series of events will be held later this year to celebrate his 40 years as a Northumberland MP. | A series of events will be held later this year to celebrate his 40 years as a Northumberland MP. |
| Sir Alan, 70, is a former chief whip of the Liberal Party and a former deputy leader of the Liberal Party and the Liberal Democrats. | |
| He was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2008. | |
| Sir Alan said: "I intend to continue to be a very active MP over the next two years and look forward to working closely with a candidate for 2015 who will be chosen by all the members of the Berwick constituency's Liberal Democrat Association." |