A Labour candidate has withdrawn from the election race due to personal reasons and because of the "snap nature" of it.

Georgia Meadows, 22, who could have become Labour’s youngest ever MP and just the second openly trans member of the House of Commons, said she felt "incredibly privileged" to be selected to stand for Witney.

She added: "However, the snap nature of this election has caused me to reflect on whether now is the right time to put myself forward as a parliamentary candidate."

"After a great deal of thought, I have therefore decided not to stand in this election.

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"I will be putting all my efforts into supporting the new Labour candidate when they are selected, to ensure Witney, and the country, can get the change we so desperately need."

Ms Meadows told the Oxford Mail that her decision had nothing to do with her age.

She said: "I in no way feel I am too young. Young people need more representation in parliament, as do neurodiverse and autistic people like me.

"I will always be an advocate for the views of young people, care leavers, autistic people, and trans people, and have received very heartfelt messages from all those groups when I announced my candidacy and the fact that I was standing down. 

(Image: PA) "I’ve stood down due to personal life circumstances, including the passing of my grandfather in May.

"He worked for 13 years as a train manager and was likely one of the reasons I ended up in the Labour Party at all."

She added: "I can certainly see myself standing again in the future."

The new candidate will be Antonio Weiss who is a Labour Party senior advisor.

Dr Antonio Weiss Dr Antonio Weiss (Image: Dr Antonio Weiss) Dr Weiss specialises in using data science and new technologies to design public services and is author of four books, including AI Demystified.

He has a research role at the University of Cambridge’s Bennett Institute, investigating the use of digital technologies across the world.

Parliamentary candidates for Witney are: Robert Courts, Con; Charlie Maynard, Lib Dem; Andrew Prosser, Green; Richard Langridge, Reform UK.