The Press and Journal has the story:
"The Conservative candidate for Aberdeen South has pulled out of the race to win the seat at the general election. A spokesman for the Tories confirmed last night that Mark Jones had stepped down because of family health reasons. The news was greeted with “shock” by members of the 49-year-old’s campaign team, who have been fighting to seize the seat from Labour’s Anne Begg at the election, expected on May 6. It is understood Mr Jones’s 78-year-old mother had been suffering from ill health for more than a year at the family’s home in Orkney."
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I wish Mark the best for the future at what must be a very difficult time.
Tim Montgomerie
