David Wilshire, who has died aged 80, was a Conservative MP on the libertarian Right of the party who represented the Surrey constituency of Spelthorne from 1987 to 2010. He took over from Humphrey Atkins, Margaret Thatcher’s first Northern Ireland Secretary, and handed the seat on to Kwasi Kwarteng, who would be Liz Truss’s short-lived Chancellor.
MPs are expected to vote on whether to approve a six-week suspension for Peter Bone later today, after he was found to have committed acts of bullying and sexual misconduct against a member of staff.
The former Tory MP - kicked out of the parliamentary party after a report into his behaviour - has maintained his innocence, but could face a by-election if the six-week sanction is approved.
Former Tory minister Peter Bone has been kicked out of the parliamentary party after a report found he committed acts of bullying and sexual misconduc.