Alister Jack spares Tories a byelection by ruling out Lords switch
by Ben Quinn Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6BS8F)
Boris Johnson ally says he would not accept peerage while still an MP but will stand down at next election
Alister Jack, the Scottish secretary, has spared Rishi Sunak a byelection by ruling out taking the peerage he is understood to have been offered by Boris Johnson.
The Dumfries and Galloway MP, a close ally of the former prime minister, became the latest Conservative to confirm he would stand down from his seat at the next election.
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