Lord Coe has quit the House of Lords permanently after taking up a job working for a Czech company bidding to run the UK National Lottery.
He said his travel commitments as president of World Athletics meant he would be spending significant periods outside the UK over the next two years and that he would rather step down permanently than take a prolonged leave of absence.
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