Sunak urged to block anyone convicted of sexual offences from standing as MP

Formal rules to block relevant candidates will make it easier to ‘weed out the bad apples’, politicians say

Rishi Sunak has been urged to push through new rules to block anyone convicted of a sexual offence from standing to be an MP before the next election.

At least six MPs have lost their seats because of alleged sexual misconduct since the 2019 general election, and 10 MPs have been suspended from their parties pending investigations.