The Tory peer and former Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, Lord Ashcroft, has announced his retirement from the House of Lords.
Ashcroft, who also is a self-described ‘international businessman, publisher and philanthropist’ said he has “concluded that my other activities do not permit me to devote the time that membership of the Lords properly requires.”
Lord Ashcroft also publishes national and local polls, which are widely used by British media outlets.
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