Lord Frost ‘placed on Conservative candidate list for next election’
The Tory peer is reportedly in contention for a safe Tory seat.
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Your support makes all the difference.Former Brexit negotiator Lord Frost has reportedly been placed on the Conservative Party’s candidate list for the next general election, effectively kicking off a bid to become an MP.
According to the Telegraph, the Conservative peer is in contention for a safe Tory seat and could possibly replace outgoing MP Pauline Latham as the candidate in Mid Derbyshire.
Lord Frost, a Brexit minister under Boris Johnson, has floated the idea in the past that he could run to become an MP despite his peerage.
If he gained a seat in the Commons, the peer would have to give up his seat in the Lords.
He was appointed to the Lords in 2020, playing a key role in Mr Johnson’s Cabinet, before quitting as Brexit minister in late 2021.
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