Allies of Boris Johnson are threatening to set off three by-elections to wreck Rishi Sunak within the wake of the previous PM's referral to the police over alleged Covid rule-breaking.

Nadine Dorries, Nigel Adams and Alok Sharma might set off by-elections of their constituencies in the event that they resolve to step down and take up peerages within the House of Commons, which they have been granted in Mr Johnson's resignation honours listing.

All three of them are anticipated to step again from the House of Commons earlier than the following election, however this morning allies of Mr Johnson have been warning that the MPs might go away their seats ahead of anticipated.

This would deliver ahead the by-elections to an earlier date.

The celebration is presently greater than 10 proportion factors behind Labour, which means it might battle to keep up maintain of all three seats.

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The three MPs have been all agency supporters of Mr Johnson, staying loyal to the previous PM even when different ministers resigned final yr.

Speaking to the Telegraph, an ally mentioned: "If it transpires that the Government has tried to report Boris to the police for entirely lawful activity just for political purposes then I’d expect three by-elections to take place."

Last evening it emerged that Cabinet Office civil servants had despatched extracts from Mr Johnson’s official diary to the police, alleging they confirmed him to have damaged lockdown guidelines whereas staying at his grace-and-favour mansion Chequers.

Mr Johnson’s workplace and allies emphatically denied any wrongdoing in any way, saying: "Lawyers have examined the events in question and advised that they were lawful."

The Cabinet Office mentioned civil servants have been doing their job, as required by the Civil Service Code.

But allies of Mr Johnson have accused the Government of a witch hunt.

The former PM's allies mentioned final evening’s news was the "final straw" for Mr Johnson, warning that supportive MPs will start organising towards Mr Sunak shortly, except he can proveably get a grip of the Civil Service.

The Cabinet Office informed the Express: "Information came to light during the process of preparing evidence for submission to the Covid Inquiry. It was identified as part of the normal disclosure review of potentially relevant documents being undertaken by the legal team for inquiry witnesses."

"In-line with obligations in the Civil Service Code, this material has been passed to the relevant authorities and it is now a matter for them."

Earlier in the present day, it emerged that the official Covid inquiry has threatened the Government with authorized motion if it doesn't launch Mr Johnson's WhatsApp messages and diary entries unredacted.

But the Cabinet Office has argued a number of the materials is "unambiguously irrelevant" to the scope of the inquiry, with Downing Street insisting that the Government is supplying "all relevant material".