Theresa May’s ex-adviser Nick Timothy picked as Tory candidate to interchange Matt Hancock in West Suffolk

Theresa May’s former chief of workers has entered the race to interchange former well being secretary Matt Hancock on the subsequent election.

Nick Timothy was picked because the Conservative candidate for the West Suffolk constituency on Sunday night.

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Local Tory councillor Lance Stanbury stated he “understands all the issues” and “will make a great candidate”.

Mr Hancock will probably be standing down on the subsequent basic election after greater than a decade as an MP.

He was first elected in 2010 underneath David Cameron‘s management of the occasion and has been re-elected twice, most just lately with a 23,000 majority in 2019.

But he has been sitting as an unbiased since November following his determination to look on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of right here.

His dedication to the ITV sequence noticed him have the Tory whip eliminated, and he later introduced he would stand down from parliament.

Mr Hancock, who give up as well being secretary after he was discovered to have damaged lockdown guidelines throughout the pandemic whereas having an affair with an aide, congratulated Mr Timothy on his choice.

“Best wishes for his campaign, he’ll make a terrific member of parliament,” he posted on X (Twitter).

Timothy’s combined document in politics

Mr Timothy was born in Birmingham however is believed to have robust household ties to West Suffolk.

He was a key adviser to Mrs May throughout her first 12 months as prime minister, however give up after her determination to name a snap basic election in 2017 spectacularly backfired.

The Tories noticed their majority in parliament worn out as then Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn exceeded expectations.

It marked the start of the top for Mrs May’s premiership, as she didn’t get her Brexit deal by means of a deeply divided parliament and was compelled to resign in 2019.

Mr Timothy, a Brexiteer, was beforehand a particular adviser to Mrs May throughout her time as house secretary.

He was ousted from that function amid tensions between his boss after which prime minister Mr Cameron.

He was later barred from the Tories’ candidates listing for the 2015 basic election.