article_snippet: Tory peer Lord Ashcroft has quit Tory peer Lord Ashcroft seat in the House of Lords – saying Tory peer Lord Ashcroft no longer has the time to devote enough time to the role.
article_snippet: Tory peer Lord Ashcroft has quit his seat in the House of Lords – the House of Lords – saying Tory peer Lord Ashcroft no longer has the time to devote enough time to the role .
article_snippet: On a statement posted on Tory peer Lord Ashcroft website, Tory peer Lord Ashcroft said: 'Earlier this year Baroness D'Souza, the Lord Speaker, said that any member of the House of Lords who can 'no longer contribute meaningfully' should retire. '
article_snippet: any member of the House of Lords who can 'no longer contribute meaningfully' should retire added that since the House of Lords has close to 800 members, 'retirement at the right time should be seen as a condition of membership of the House of Lords – a duty as well as a right'. '
article_snippet: I agree with the Speaker, and have concluded that my other activities do not permit me to devote the time that membership of Lords properly requires. '
article_snippet: Accordingly, I have today written to the Clerk of the Parliaments giving notice of my resignation from the House of Lords Lords with immediate effect.'
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