'Reasonable for MPs near retirement age to step down', says Conservative Bim Afolami

City Minister Bim Afolami has defended the amount of Conservative MPs stepping down at the election, saying the party has a "good blend" of more experienced and younger MPs. Housing Secretary Michael Gove and Angela Leadsom are the latest Conservative MPs to announce they are standing down. They join former Prime Minister Theresa May, as well as Dominic Raab, Sajid Javid and John Redwood. Mr Afolami said it was "reasonable" for MPs who have worked for 20 to 30 years and are "near retirement age" would want to "choose to do something else". SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales