Mr Bell says personal and family reasons mean he will not contest the Newcastle-under-Lyme seat.

Walleys Quarry in Newcastle-under-Lyme will now be able to continue accepting waste.

The petition is started ahead of a special council meeting to discuss the landfill site.

Aaron Bell MP says action needs to be taken against Walleys Quarry Ltd amid a rise in smell complaints.

The building has lain half-finished for six years after its previous owners went into administration.

The local authority was granted legal powers to evict the group, MP Aaron Bell says.

Lib Dem Alistair Carmichael, Tory Aaron Bell, Labour's Stephen Timms and Tory Matthew Offord on Boris Johnson's future.

Newcastle-under-Lyme MP Aaron Bell says a "breach of trust" has made the PM's position "untenable".