MP for Hertsmere Sir Oliver Dowden CBE has denied claims that he will accept a place in the House of Lords after chair of Reform UK Hertsmere (RUKH) Darren Selkus started campaigning for a by-election in Hertsmere.
The campaign followed an allegation that current Hertsmere MP Sir Oliver Dowden CBE would become a Lord in Rishi Sunak’s Resignation Honours. If Sir Oliver MP accepted a place in the House of Lords, he would no longer be able to be an MP, which would then trigger a by-election.
RUKH started sending letters to residents in the area, which also state that the party will put forward seven candidates for the Hertfordshire County Council elections in May.
The letter, addressed by Darren, also claim that “Reform is growing in Hertfordshire”.
However, Potters Bar West and Shenley councillor Morris Bright MBE shut the rumour down in response to a post on X by @PolitlcsUK.
He said: “Sir Oliver Dowden will not be going to the House of Lords. I don’t have a crystal ball though I do have a slightly dodgy knee. But he’s not.”
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