Nadine Dorries calls for a rule change over Boris Johnson’s honours list

Former cabinet minister reveals she had asked Boris Johnson about the rumoured appointment.

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Nadine Dorries has called for a rule change over the peerage system amid concern Boris Johnson’s honours list could stir up a wave of by-elections.

The former culture secretary, who stood by the ex-PM during the cabinet mutiny that toppled his premiership last year, has already confirmed she will relinquish her Mid Bedfordshire seat come the next general election.

But an appointment to the House of Lords could mean an early departure from the Commons for Ms Dorries – triggering one of three possible by-elections Rishi Sunak faces if MPs nominated for peerages by Mr Johnson stand down.