Former Conservative deputy chief whip Chris Pincher is standing down at the next general election.
The Tamworth MP, who left the government and was suspended from the party last summer after allegedly assaulting two people at the exclusive Carlton Club in London, will not seek re-election to the Commons.
In a statement to Birmingham Live, Mr Pincher said he had told family and friends at the beginning of 2023 that he did not wish to stand again.
He said: “At the beginning of the year I let my friends and family know privately that I do not wish to stand for Parliament at the next general election.
“I let the Conservative Party know then too.
“As I explained last year, I have been receiving professional medical support and I need to continue the process to improve my mental and physical health.”
He paid tribute to Tamworth, where he served as MP for more than 10 years and made “lifelong friends”, describing the job as a “wonderful privilege”.
Mr Pincher has been sitting in the Commons as an independent after a formal complaint was made to the parliamentary watchdog that examines allegations of bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct.
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards opened an investigation into him in October, citing “actions causing significant damage to the reputation of the House as a whole, or of its members generally”.
The allegations against him in late June sparked a row that led to the end of Mr. Johnson’s premiership, which was already battered by the partygate saga.
The former prime minister’s handling of the scandal unleashed a mutiny, with a wave of resignations triggering his downfall days later in July.
