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He announced in March 2023 that he would stand down as MP for Walsall North at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].[{{cite news |title=Walsall North MP Eddie Hughes to stand down at election |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-65141058 |access-date=2 April 2023 |publisher=BBC News |date=31 March 2023}}] Walsall North was abolished in the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]].[{{Cite web |last=Madeley |first=Peter |date=2021-06-08 |title=In detail: Proposed boundary changes for the Black Country and Staffordshire |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2021/06/08/proposed-boundary-changes-for-the-black-country-and-staffordshire/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=[[Express & Star]] |language=en}}] In June 2023, he was selected as the Conservative Party [[prospective parliamentary candidate]] for [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth]], formerly a [[safe seat]] for the Conservatives which elected [[Chris Pincher]] in the 2010, 2015, 2017, and 2019 general elections.'''[{{Cite web |last=Madeley |first=Peter |date=2023-06-19 |title=Eddie Hughes become first 'displaced' MP to find new home |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2023/06/19/eddie-hughes-become-first-displaced-mp-to-find-new-home/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=[[Express & Star]] |language=en}}]''' At the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], Hughes was defeated in Tamworth by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] candidate, [[Sarah Edwards (British politician)|Sarah Edwards]]. |
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He announced in March 2023 that he would stand down as MP for Walsall North at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].[{{cite news |title=Walsall North MP Eddie Hughes to stand down at election |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-65141058 |access-date=2 April 2023 |publisher=BBC News |date=31 March 2023}}] Walsall North was abolished in the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]].[{{Cite web |last=Madeley |first=Peter |date=2021-06-08 |title=In detail: Proposed boundary changes for the Black Country and Staffordshire |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2021/06/08/proposed-boundary-changes-for-the-black-country-and-staffordshire/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=[[Express & Star]] |language=en}}] In June 2023, he was selected as the Conservative Party [[prospective parliamentary candidate]] for [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth]], formerly a [[safe seat]] for the Conservatives which elected [[Chris Pincher]] in the 2010, 2015, 2017, and 2019 general elections.'''[{{Cite web |last=Madeley |first=Peter |date=2023-06-19 |title=Eddie Hughes become first 'displaced' MP to find new home |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2023/06/19/eddie-hughes-become-first-displaced-mp-to-find-new-home/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=[[Express & Star]] |language=en}}]''' At the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], Hughes was defeated in Tamworth by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] candidate, [[Sarah Edwards (British politician)|Sarah Edwards]]. |
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Hughes works with libertarian Conservative think tank Freer UK, with whom he released a report on [[blockchain]] technologies, advocating that the UK government appoint a Chief Blockchain Officer.[{{Cite news|url=http://www.cityam.com/288641/tory-mp-says-uk-needs-chief-blockchain-officer|title=Tory MP says UK needs a chief blockchain officer|last=McDougall|first=Mary|date=4 July 2018|work=City A.M.|access-date=4 July 2018|language=en|archive-date=4 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704084522/http://www.cityam.com/288641/tory-mp-says-uk-needs-chief-blockchain-officer|url-status=dead}}][{{Cite web|url=http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/07/walsall-mp-declares-uk-government-needs-a-chief-blockchain-officer/|title=Walsall MP Declares UK Government Needs a 'Chief Blockchain Officer'|last=Pritchard|first=Tom|website=Gizmodo UK|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}}][{{Cite web|url=https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2018/07/04/1530677560000/Building-a-blockchain-Britain-in-Bloxwich--because-----/|title=Building a blockchain Britain in Bloxwich, because ...?|last=Kelly|first=Jemima|date=4 July 2018|website=Financial Times|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}}] |
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Hughes worked with libertarian Conservative think tank Freer UK, with whom he released a report on [[blockchain]] technologies, advocating that the UK government appoint a Chief Blockchain Officer.[{{Cite news|url=http://www.cityam.com/288641/tory-mp-says-uk-needs-chief-blockchain-officer|title=Tory MP says UK needs a chief blockchain officer|last=McDougall|first=Mary|date=4 July 2018|work=City A.M.|access-date=4 July 2018|language=en|archive-date=4 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704084522/http://www.cityam.com/288641/tory-mp-says-uk-needs-chief-blockchain-officer|url-status=dead}}][{{Cite web|url=http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/07/walsall-mp-declares-uk-government-needs-a-chief-blockchain-officer/|title=Walsall MP Declares UK Government Needs a 'Chief Blockchain Officer'|last=Pritchard|first=Tom|website=Gizmodo UK|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}}][{{Cite web|url=https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2018/07/04/1530677560000/Building-a-blockchain-Britain-in-Bloxwich--because-----/|title=Building a blockchain Britain in Bloxwich, because ...?|last=Kelly|first=Jemima|date=4 July 2018|website=Financial Times|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}}] |
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Following his defeat at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 UK General Election]], Hughes has worked as a Housing Policy Consultant for the National Federation of Builders, and a Project Director at Church Development Agency Limited.[{{cite news|url=https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/year-general-election-former-mps-now|title=One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?|last=Crowther|first=Zoe|date=6 July 2025|work=[[Merit Group#Subsidiaries|PoliticsHome]]|accessdate=28 November 2025}}] |
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