Outgoing Kent MP Craig Mackinlay is to be given a life peerage by the King following a nomination by Rishi Sunak. The Conservative, who recently lost his arms and legs following a devastating battle with sepsis, will be entered into the House of Lords. He is among six former Tory MPs to receive peerages in a dissolution honours list announced less than an hour before the polls closed for the general election. Among the others is former prime minister Theresa May and former transport secretary Chris Grayling. Rishi Sunak’s former chief of staff, Liam Booth-Smith, is also on the list. A governme…
