“With great regret, I announce my decision to resign as a member of parliament from Rannimid and Weybridge in the coming general election,” he wrote on Twitter.
It is with great sadness that I am today announcing my decision to stand down as Member of Parliament for Runnymede & Weybridge at the forthcoming General Election.
My letter to the constituents I have served for 22 years: pic.twitter.com/KW8KUOhM5I
Hammond attached a document to the message, in which he thanked the voters for their support.
On July 24, it was reported that Hammond resigned as head of the UK Treasury.