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Labour's Harriet Harman has announced she will quit the Commons at the next election after 40 years as an MP.
The former Cabinet minister declared she will 'step back' from her role as MP for Camberwell and Peckham when the country next goes to the polls.
But Ms Harman insisted her 'feminism' and enthusiasm for politics is still 'undimmed'.
As the longest-serving female MP, the 71-year-old is currently 'Mother of the House'.
She was first elected to the south London seat in 1982, and has since served in the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown - as well as stints as deputy party leader and acting party leader.
In an email to constituents, Ms Harman said: 'I feel I can leave the House of Commons now confident that Labour is gaining strength under the leadership of Keir Starmer and the new team he has appointed.