Boris Johnson by-election could force PM to throw full support behind political foe

Labour and Liberal Democrats are already gearing up for a potential poll in the west London seat if ex-PM receives most severe sanction by the Privileges Committee

will have to think strategically over whether he wants to risk losing a Tory marginal a year before a General Election, even if it means saving his potential leadership rival, the pollster said.

Former cabinet minister Nadine Dorries, a close ally of the former prime minister, told her Talk TV programme that she believed Mr Johnson would be found “guilty” by the committee. Asked what would happen if there was a by-election in Uxbridge, Mr Kwarteng said: “If it was held tomorrow, there’s a good chance Labour would win the seat.”

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