MP Chris Pincher loses appeal against eight-week suspension

MPs will now have to vote on the proposed eight-week suspension. The motion must be tabled by the government and cannot be amended or debated.

If the punishment is endorsed, a recall petition will be opened. Were 10% of voters in his constituency to sign it, a byelection would be called.

Should Pincher choose to stand down then a byelection would automatically be triggered, though the date for it would be announced by the government.

His Tamworth seat should be a comfortable hold for the Conservatives. In 2019, Pincher had a majority just shy of 20,000 votes.