The Conservatives are facing another major by-election headache today after MP Chris Davies was booted out by voters after falsifying his expenses. The 51-year-old Welsh Tory will face a by-election after becoming the second MP to lose a recall petition, in his Brecon and Radnorshire seat. Peterborough's former Labour MP Fiona Onasanya became the first MP to be unseated from the Commons in a recall petition in May after she was jailed for perverting the course of justice. The Petition Officer notified House of Commons Speaker John Bercow of the outcome before the result was made public. Mr Davies has been MP for Brecon and Radnorshire since the 2015 general election, where he beat incumbent Liberal Democrat Roger Williams with the constituency's largest majority since 1983.

Source: Daily Mail June 21, 2019 10:46 UTC