Nadhim Zahawi failed in bid for peerage from Tories before Reform defection, sources say
by Ben Quinn and Pippa Crerar from World news | The Guardian on (#72RPY)
Ex-chancellor asked Badenoch's team for seat in Lords but was apparently rebuffed over sacking for tax affairs
Nadhim Zahawi was rejected for a peerage by the Conservatives just weeks before he defected to Reform UK, Tory sources have told the Guardian.
The former chancellor asked Kemi Badenoch's top team for a seat in the House of Lords but was rebuffed because he had been sacked as Tory chair in 2023 over his tax affairs.
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