Rogues Gallery: The Tory MPs vying to be PM and their scandal hit-careers

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Here's all the scandals belonging to the Tory leadership candidates

In 2018 Zahawi was dragged into Number 10 to explain his attendance at a male-only gala hosted by The Presidents Club which was rocked by accusations of groping and harassment after a Financial Times undercover investigation.

She has consistently voted for military action, stronger immigration rules and mass surveilance of public communications, but against raising welfare benefits in line with inflation and guaranteeing jobs for young people with public funds.

The Advocate General threw her name in the ring for Tory leader before Johnson had tendered his resignation with the telling statement that she intends to “get rid of all this woke rubbish”. Badenoch has been at the forefront of the row over conversion therapy too, and has said that the government won’t intervene to stop those seeking “spiritual counselling” with their sexual identity, despite concerns raised that a religious exemption would allow the practice to continue.+ activists because she does not understand the community.

The Foreign Secretary reportedly cut short a trip to Indonesia to return to the UK and launch a leadership bidThe Foreign Secretary has yet to announce her leadership bid - but it’s well known that it will be forthcoming.

 

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Would be interested in seeing the SNP version of scandals!

Pk. So that's the rogues. Now how about the thieves and vagabonds. Will probably need to leave that with you for some time.............

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