Others who have resigned as an MP by being appointed to theChiltern Hundreds include Roy Jenkins, Brian Walden, Neil Kinnock, Tony Blair, David Davis, and Eric Illsley.
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The move is a formality and either it or a similar title - the office of the Crown Steward and Bailiff of theChiltern Hundreds - is conferred on resigning MPs, whether or not they accept it.