Tory fury as Sunak allies 'parachuted' into winnable seats

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Rishi Sunak's allies have been accused of 'practicing a chumocracy' by 'parachuting in' special advisers and people close to the prime minister's inner circle to win victories. seats in the general elections.

David Goss, the Prime Minister's deputy political secretary, has become the latest high-profile Downing Street figure to be selected for a winnable seat in Wellingborough and Rushden, recently lost to Labor in an election exhausting partial.

He followed former army officer James Clark, special adviser to Defense Secretary Grant Shapps, selected for Great Yarmouth last night.

Among the Other seats up for grabs include former Home Office special adviser Katie. Lam won the Weald of Kent constituency last year.

Rishi Sunak is lining up members of his number 10 team for seats up for grabs ( AFP via Getty Images)

Ameet Jogia, another Downing Street spad, won the Hendon seat, while another former number 10 spad, Luke Gardiner, was selected in Mid Derbyshire.

Alice Hopkins, current special adviser to Home Secretary James. Cleverly has been shortlisted for Rochford and South East. Rishi Sunak's deputy chief of staff Will Tanner was favorite for Stratford upon Avon, vacated by former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, but has since been shortlisted for Bury St Edmunds.

Michael Gove's spad Henry Newman is in contention for Bexhill and Battle in Sussex. Another number 10, Declan Lyons, is promoted to Stratford upon Avon. Lord Cameron's former spad Tim Chatwin has been shortlisted for Bognor Regis and Littlhmpton. Meg Powell-Chandler, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer, got Wells and Mendip Hills.