After crossing swords with David Cameron, George Osborne, Mark Carney, Lord Chilcott and countless City bankers, Tyrie said he was quitting as Conservative MP for Chichester after two decades representing the seat. “It has been an exhilarating 20 years,” Tyrie said in a statement announcing his decision. At a time when banks were starting to push back against tighter regulation, the Treasury committee insisted there should be a ringfence around the retail operations of banks. Tyrie, who expressed confidence that Theresa May would win the election, added: “I remain deeply committed to public service. He has been a quite outstanding chair of the treasury committee.”Wes Streeting, a Labour member of the Treasury committee said: “I learned a huge amount serving under Andrew Tyrie’s chairmanship of the Treasury committee.

Source: The Guardian April 25, 2017 17:15 UTC