AIFA chair Gummer to step down as MP

However, AIFA says Gummer will continue as its chairman for the time being. Gummer is reportedly stepping down as an MP to focus on his climate change campaigning, and his departure is likely to hit green perceptions of the Tory Party. He has been MP for the Suffolk Coastal constituency since 1983, and has served as a Conservative Party whip, Minister of Agriculture and Secretary of State for the Environment. However, he also faced criticism in last year's expenses scandal, after claiming public money to remove moles and jackdaws and for gardening work at his country estate in Debe...