{"id":121352,"date":"2023-11-13T15:19:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T15:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/?p=121352"},"modified":"2023-11-13T15:19:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T15:19:10","slug":"rishi-sunak-appoints-mp-without-a-seat-as-his-new-election-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/politics\/rishi-sunak-appoints-mp-without-a-seat-as-his-new-election-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Rishi Sunak appoints MP without a seat as his new election chief"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The MP Rishi Sunak has handed the job of winning the next general election to currently does not have a seat to fight at the next election.<\/p>\n

North West Durham MP Richard Holden will see his seat abolished in the boundary changes and is currently looking at where to run at the next election.<\/p>\n

His appointment comes as Mr Sunak appeared to tire of the previous Conservative chairman Greg Hands after a series of humiliating by-election defeats, appalling local elections in May and the party continuing to languist around 20 points behind Labour in the polls.<\/p>\n

Mr Holden is a former staff member at CCHQ and won his Red Wall seat against Corbynista Laura Pidcock in 2019.<\/p>\n

He has been a staunch ally of Mr Sunak backing him in both leadership elections last year.<\/p>\n

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The Prime Minister has decided he needed a change in running CCHQ with a trusted ally but there have been eyebrows raised that Mr Holden was still looking for a seat.<\/p>\n

One Tory MP noted: “I guess Richard can have his pick of safe seats now.”<\/p>\n

The move came as a surprise on a dramatic day in Downing Street which began with Suella Braverman being sacked as Home Secretary being replaced by James Cleverly followed by David Cameron returning to Government and a seat in the Lords.<\/p>\n

Former Health Secretary Steve Barclay has moved to the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) while Therese Coffey has been sacked.<\/p>\n

Mr Holden’s promotion from roads minister has been welcomed in some parts of the party and met with surprise in others.<\/p>\n

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