Tories set to face new by-election as MP Peter Bone suspended over bullying and sexual misconduct
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden has admitted potential by-election in Peter Bone’s Wellingborough constituency is likely to be “challenging”. The senior Tory minister said it would be “up to the people of Peter Bone’s constituency” if a by-election was held. Asked whether the government thought it would be defeated, Mr Dowden replied: “I’m not saying we are going to lose it at all – I’m saying that we will go out there and make our case very robustly.” Mr Sunak said by-elections are “always difficult for incumbent governments” when asked about Mr Bone’s seat at a press conference on Thursday. Mr Bone committed “many varied acts of bullying and one act of sexual misconduct” in 2012 and 2013, according to Parliament’s Independent Expert Panel.
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