Former England cricket captain Ian Botham will be made a lord by the Prime Minister later this month. In his 15-year-long England career Sir Ian scored more than 7,400 runs and took 528 wickets across all formats of the game. In 1986 Sir Ian was suspended from cricket after admitting he had smoke cannabis. Mrs Stuart stood down before the 2017 General Election and campaigned alongside the Prime Minister in the 2016 referendum. It is thought that Sir Ian and the ex-Labour MPs will sit as independent Lords.

Source: Daily Mail July 17, 2020 22:50 UTC