Cheryl Gillan says she won't be standing down from politics
CHERYL Gillan says she won't be retiring from politics come the next General Election.
She has been constituency MP for Chesham and Amersham for 20 years, making her the longest-serving woman on the Conservative bench.
But that doesn't mean she will be slowing down - and, assuming she's selected, she will be standing at the next election.
Mrs Gillan said: "Rumours of my demise are being greatly exaggerated by naysayers. I have no intention of standing down.
"If you say women of 60 are on the scrapheap, that's a very bad message.
"The retirement age is 65 and beyond and I'm very happy to say I'm not standing down."
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