Former Prime Minister Theresa May and ex-Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi are among more than 100 MPs standing down ahead of the general election.

The pair are part of a 65-strong Tory contingent that will leave Parliament after voters go to the polls on July 4.

This also includes former deputy PM Dominic Raab, COP26 president Sir Alok Sharma, and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris.

Former Health Secretaries Sajid Javid and Matt Hancock are also passing on the political baton, along with short-lived Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.

On the other side, Mother of the House Harriet Harman, 73, is the most experienced of 20 Labour MPs to be standing down.

The group also includes ex-Foreign Secretary Dame Margaret Beckett and ex-Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw.

Labour's deputy chief whip Holly Lynch became the 103rd MP to announce her decision not to contest her seat last night.

Nine SNP MPs announced they will not contest their seats, along with seven independents, two from Sinn Fein, one from Plaid Cymru and the Green Party's sole MP, Caroline Lucas.

The future of some legislators is still unknown.

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been barred from standing for the party in his Islington North seat, but has not yet announced whether he will run as an independent.

Ahead of the 2019 election, 74 MPs chose not to contest their seats again.