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MIDDAY UPDATE: Chilliwack Liberal MLA John Les confirmed today he would not be seeking a fourth term in the provincial election next May

VICTORIA — Three more members of Premier Christy Clark’s British Columbia Liberal government are set to announce their intentions to leave politics.

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Government sources have told The Canadian Press that Education Minister George Abbott, Children and Family Development Minister Mary McNeil and John Les, parliamentary secretary to the premier, will announce on Thursday they won’t seek re-election in the May provincial election.

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A press conference is set for 11 a.m. in Victoria.

The three resignations come less than 24 hours after former finance minister Kevin Falcon stepped down from cabinet and said he won’t be running in the spring.

Following Falcon’s announcement, Clark said Wednesday that she expected more resignations and signalled she was preparing to shuffle her cabinet shortly to fill the vacant positions.

She said Falcon’s resignation and those that were to come should not be viewed as the disintegration of her government but as opportunities for the Liberals to rebuild their free-enterprise coalition and bring fresh eyes to the government.