ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidat (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Today the call has gone out for applications to the following six constituencies: Two safe seats where the sitting MP is standing down Orpington - where John Horam recently announced his retirement. He will bequeath a notional Conservative majority to...
Denverstrope (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
One wonders how many of these venerable political veterans are actually going to make it to the next election, let alone keep their seats by fighting in it. Mind you, quite a few of them have been found with snouts firmly planted deep in the trough during the expenses scandal, so they're already treading water until the arrival of the first gold-plated pension cheque that will signal the blissful,...
Tommy G (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Here's a lovely piece from my erstwhile colleague Danny Finkelstein. Tory MP John Horam has two big claims to fame.
James Cleverly (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
I was at the executive meeting of the Orpington Conservative Association on Friday of last week when John Horam dropped a bit of a bombshell. He has decided not to stand again at the next General Election. I decided not to blog about it until John made his intentions public (aren't I disciplined). John has been hugely supportive to me for a number of years and he will be a loss to the House. I wish...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
The retirement of the 70-year-old Conservative MP for Orpington brings the number of confirmed retirees to 108 The exodus of MPs from the Commons at the next general election has been swelled further with the news that Orpington Tory John Horam will step down. Horam has represented three parties in two Commons spells totalling more than 30 years and been a minister in both Labour and Conservative...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
A long-serving Conservative MP is standing down at the general election. John Horam, who represents Orpington, in Kent, has spent more than 30 years as an MP, serving as a minister in both Tory and Labour governments. The resignation of the 70-year-old, who was untouched by the expenses scandal, brings the number of Commons retirees to 108.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
Conservative MP John Horam announces he will stand down at the next general election.
ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidat (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
It is yet to be confirmed, but authoritative sources tell me that John Horam is set to announce his intention to stand down as MP for Orpington at the general election. He is one of those rare political animals who...
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