Boris Johnson's honours list trap set to bite Rishi Sunak with three big by-elections - weeks after local elections thrashing
Mr Sunak is set to lose three senior Tories who will be ennobled and elevated to the House of Lords: Nadine Dorries, Alok Sharma and Alister Jack.
The Lords watchdog has said that the trio will have to step down from their seats to accept the peerages: meaning that all three will trigger by-elections just a fortnight after a bruising set of local elections in which the Conservatives lost over 1,000 councillors. Former culture secretary Ms Dorries, Cop26 president Mr Sharma and former Scotland secretary Mr Jack are all prepared to leave before the end of their elected terms.
Boris Johnson's resignation honours list is set to provide another headache to Mr Sunak, who is trying to distance himself from his predecessors chaotic term in office.Labour have an 18-point lead over the Tories in the latest Westminster Voting Intention poll, published by YouGov, fuelling fears that Mr Sunak will be unable to turn around his party's fortunes.
The list is being seen as a trap for Mr Sunak set by acrimonious former Prime Minister Boris Johnson - after Rishi's resignation brought about the end of his premiership in disgrace.
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